Dear Barack, Sorry to say, but there is more bad news from home. There is union trouble! You remember that Pat Quinn, our “governor,” promised the government unions pay raises and job security for three years when he was running for office and wanted their support and campaign money. Now he wants to renege on [...]
Lawsuit filed over Zion nuclear plant decommissioning fund
September 1, 2011 By
Editor’s note: This time a tip-of-the-hat, as they say, to Champion News contributor Nancy Thorner, a lady who sets the standard for citizens activism. From the News Sun/Sun-Times: What started as a one-woman crusade to reopen the Zion nuclear power plant turned into a civil lawsuit involving multiple plaintiffs. Nancy Thorner of Lake Bluff said [...]
Illinois State Treasurer wishes you a happy birthday
September 1, 2011 By
Hat-tip Rebel Pundit at BigGovernment.com: Dan Rutherford, IL’s State Treasurer, the position responsible for investing and managing the state’s money, is sending out Birthday emails to folks around the state: Dear Redacted, A birthday should be as wonderful and unique as the person having it. That is why I make these special wishes just for [...]
Activist & Campaign – Resources & Training
September 1, 2011 By
√ American Majority √ The Leadership Institute √ CompleteCampaigns.com √ Generation Opportunity Training Guides
Truth in Accounting: Calculating the market value of unfunded obligations in state and local government pensions (Part 1)
September 1, 2011 By
By Andrew G. Biggs SUMMARY Government-sponsored pensions for state and local government workers report unfunded benefit obligations in the range of several hundred billion dollars. Public sector employees boost their pensions by working disproportionate hours of overtime in the few final years that determine their pensions. Moreover, public sector employees claim disability payments at higher [...]
What’s Off the Table in 2012?
September 1, 2011 By
CN recommended by Victor Davis Hanson: What should we not expect during next summer’s presidential campaign, given what was put off limits in 2008 and later? There is much talk about what some are perceiving as the fringe religiosity of Republican candidates such as Michele Bachman and Rick Perry. But the media established the precedent [...]
Milwaukee Thug ID’ed as Former Teachers Union and SEIU Organizer
September 1, 2011 By
Israeli security forces use a system of profiling passengers in order to protect air travel. They don’t conduct these silly random searches we see almost daily in America. The Israeli security guards know the type of person who is most likely to carry out a terrorist attack; they don’t need to pat down 95-year-old grandmothers. [...]
What Liberals Fear More Than Obama Losing
September 1, 2011 By
CN recommended from AmericanThinker.com: The left are now wringing their hands fearing their agenda is overripe, blaming everyone else for their own spoiled pickling. While Obama’s sinking prospects for re-election are disquieting, the real source of liberals’ despair is their sudden, unexpected realization that the progressive agenda is dead in its tracks and will likely [...]
College prep in Illinois: Are high school students ready?
CN recommended from EducationViews.org: Ariana Taylor thought she was ready for college after taking Advanced Placement physics and English at her Chicago public high school and graduating with a 3.2 GPA. Instead, at Illinois State University, she was overwhelmed by her course load and the demands of college. Her GPA freshman year dropped to 2.7 [...]