Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is so afraid of the truth that he has gone beyond using his own lawyers and supporters to threaten anyone who dares to speak out against him (see e.g. Obama versus the NRA http://www.nrapvf.org/news/Read.aspx?ID=11588&T=1, Obama versus anyone who dares to interview author David Freddoso http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/09/obamas_dogs_of_war.html and Obama versus the American Issues Project http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-simmons23-2008aug23,0,2360525.story).  He is now […]

The local county board races will see seven contested races.   Chris Wangard from Troy, Steve Adler from godfrey, and Michelle Ruppert from Bethalto are current board members seeking election to another term.
Four Republican board candidates are running from county board in various parts of the county.
Chris Slusser Wood River, Roxana
Tim Thompson St. Jacob, Marine
Larry Rudder […]

Republicans lost a key congressional district in Illinois, when they lost forme Speaker Hastert’s seat in March.  Now, the Republicans have lost a Republican seat in Lousiana held by them, since 1974.   What has to be done to improve the Republican brand or image?   Can it be fixed before the election in November to prevent […]

There will be a number of contested county board races this election cycle.   The Republicans have an opportunity to pick up some addtional seats and strengthen their position in the county.  What board district races will be the most interesting?  What will be the main issues? 

From the folks at Powerline.
The dead connection
 
Edmund Burke venerated tradition as the democracy of the dead. The late Chicago Mayor Richard Daley famously practiced a literal version of the democracy of the dead, extending the dead the right to vote for favored Democratic candidates. Andrew Malcolm notes that Barack Obama comes from the Chicago school […]

Much has been made of the continuing gaffes by Obama.  Some label him an elitist.  Others say he is arragont.  His experience as a state senator leaves lots of unansewered questions.   Will he have an impact on Illinois candidates down the ticket?   At one point, his place on the ballot was viewed with alarm by […]

The REzko trial continues to make headlines in the state and national media.  What will be the impact of the trial on the upcoming election?

Dwight Kay is the Republican candidate for State Representative in the 112th district.  Kay is running on a pro-business platform.  What issue should Kay address during the campaign?