Category Archives: 2018 Election

This Is What Happens When Democrats Do Tax Bills

Posted on January 17, 2018 by WordPress.com Support

Combine a limitation on state and local taxes (SALT) under the new Federal tax bill with Democrats scrambling to score political points in an election year, stir in a dash of hypocrisy, and what do you get? You get H.B. … Continue reading →

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Electoral Chicken Feed Disguised as a Tax Freeze

Posted on November 10, 2017 by WordPress.com Support

They call it “Veto Session”, but it really ought to be called “Propose Bills and Make Speeches That Can Be Used on Campaign Materials Session”. Case in point: Senate Bill 851, which would require counties to freeze all property tax … Continue reading →

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Regardless of Who Becomes Governor, Illinois Needs A Republican-Led House

Posted on October 30, 2017 by WordPress.com Support

The only sure guarantee of there being an adult in the room after the 2018 election is if Republicans increase their numbers in the House by the nine seats it will take to take the Speaker’s gavel out of the hands of the Democrats. Continue reading →

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Who Fills the Vacuum in the Illinois GOP “Civil War”, and Why?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Steve Reick

Jonah Goldberg has written an article in National Review talking about the recent primary election for Senator in Alabama. I was struck by how much the points he made apply to the current situation within the Republican Party in Illinois. … Continue reading →

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