Bill Kelly has told me that a nasty political rumor has been started that impugns him and accuses him of a felony conviction. This is NOT true. I know the truth. I was there when this interesting caper happened. When President Bill Clinton was in office, he spoke at a political rally in Chicago. During Clinton’s [...]
Subtracting a Negative Politician Yields a Positive
August 17, 2009 By
During the last election for Governor we interviewed all the candidates except Judy Baar Topinka who went on to a big loss to Blagojevich. The vetting of Senator Bill Brady became interesting when we brought up the corruption in both the Democrat and Republican parties. Brady knew coming in that Champion News had exposed the “bi-partisan culture of [...]
Open letter to those endorsing Dan Rutherford for Treasurer
July 28, 2009 By
By Jack Roeser I’m sending this letter because while I may respect you personally, I object to your inclusion on a published list of supporters of Senator Dan Rutherford’s campaign for Treasurer. Sometimes prominent names are put on such lists without permission, but I note that your name appears with others on an invitation to contribute to a [...]
Would you honor Hastert?
June 14, 2009 By
(Editor’s note: The following is a re-post of an article from last August.) By Jack Roeser Ever since he abandoned his U.S. House seat in the middle of his final term last year, Dennis Hastert has been on something of a victory lap, attending events where he accepts kudos for his service. Such affairs are [...]
Obama’s Missing Records
May 8, 2009 By
By Jack Roeser I found this interesting and worth posting: Obama’s Missing Records: 1. Occidental College records — Not released 2. Columbia College records — Not released 3. Columbia Thesis paper — “not available” 4. Harvard College records — Not released 5. Selective Service Registration — Not released 6. Medical records — Not released [...]
Mike Royko’s comments about Al Gore still valid 16 years later
May 7, 2009 By
By Jack Roeser The other day I came across an old Mike Royko column that I’d clipped from the Chicago Tribune titled, “Gore’s not the guy to lead waste patrol.” It’s vintage Royko, and even after sixteen years, the picture he paints of former Vice President Al Gore still holds up. As does his analysis of [...]
Homosexual Wrecks Beauty Pageant
April 24, 2009 By
By Jack Roeser A judge of the Miss USA Pageant asked a contestant about whether she approved of same – sex marriage. Her politely phrased answer in the negative upset the judge who has made a public scene about his dissatisfaction of such a “bigoted” reply. The contestant who was reportedly favored to win was moved back. Her [...]
Peter Steals Paul’s Pension
April 4, 2009 By
By Jack Roeser Illinois has a big pension problem. The Teachers Retirement System (TRS) is $27 Billion in deficit, worst in the Nation, and that was before the recent banking bust that made everything worse. The Illinois legislature foolishly agreed to make up the deficit by putting $2 billion or more from the General Revenue Fund into [...]
Elgin Community College Is Different
April 3, 2009 By
By Jack Roeser Our Family Taxpayers Foundation has published the salaries of all the teachers and administrators in Illinois for the last 8 years. That information has saved the taxpayer immensely in real estate taxes and earned the enmity of such as District 300's finance officer. Our data on salaries, pensions and construction costs [...]
Jack Roeser Speaks for Himself
When there is an unauthorized use of your name, by discredited Senate candidate Andy Martin in this case, the old adage is “don’t wrestle in the mud with a pig, you just get muddy and the pig likes it.” However, Martin continues to run his ad, and its subject is so salacious it won’t die [...]