August 2011
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The Left Coast: Political Correctness and Pandering
Earlier this year (April 2011) Chief Charlie Beck of the Los Angeles Police ordered a change of policy at LAPD “sobriety checkpoints,” where drivers are pulled over to be checked for intoxication. Formerly, a driver found to be unlicensed had his car impounded for 30 days whether he was sober or drunk.
It’s Time for Chicago to Fight, Not Settle Lawsuits
Settling lawsuits has made Chicago a big target for lawsuits and it is time for City Officials to fight back. Businesses and individuals are targeted with harassing lawsuits all the time in Cook County courts, and the City of Chicago is clearly viewed as a deep-pocketed easy target, according to Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch.
Roskam Job Workshop a Success
A few hundreds job-seekers attended Cong. Peter Roskam (R-IL) Jobs Skills Workshop Saturday at the Medinah Banquets ExpoBuilding in suburban Addison last Saturday.
What You Should Know: Federal Budget 101
The U.S. Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few people know how much money that is so we created a breakdown of federal spending in simple terms. Let’s put the 2011 federal budget into perspective:
A Berkley and a Madison in Our Backyard?
We have come to expect fanatic political correctness and ultra-liberal muddled-headed thinking from institutions like the University of California Berkley and that hot-bed of liberalism in Madison,Wisconsin. It comes as a surprise to us to encounter cotton candy foolishness in suburban Illinois and a small town Indiana. But it’s there, God help us.
Video: Pride of Country, Our Military and the American Spirit
It’s a Navy thing – and it’s a good an example of what made America great. Incredible! Particularly the 90 year old pilot in the cockpit. The look on his face tells a story well beyond words. The rest of the video is awesome, but that part is priceless.
You Can Help
Conservatives across Illinoisand the nation are ready to make our voices heard and take our country back. But this time we won’t settle for winning just the House. We will take back the Senate, White House and State Capitols, too. In 2010, a record number of conservatives sought federal office, not enough made it to [...]
Video: Carter & Obama
The Obama administration’s abandonment of Middle East countries not friendly to al-Qaida reminds us of another leftist Democratic president. It is reminiscent of 1979 and Jimmy Carter’s cutting the legs out from under the Shah of Iran – at that time, excepting Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East. Once the Shah was ousted, [...]
Medicaid Pays Less than Medicare for Many Prescription Drugs, U.S. Report Finds
Medicaid gets much deeper discounts on many prescription drugs than Medicare, in part because Medicaid discounts are set by law whereas Medicare prices are negotiated by private insurers and drug companies, federal investigators said August 15 in a new report.
Islamic Countries Score Worst Religious Freedom Grades
Apologists for Islamic fundamentalism say Islam is a religion of peace. But is it really? A recent Pew Research Center study found that seven of the ten countries with the worst grades for government restrictions on religion are Islamic states, as are eight out of the top 10 countries ranked for social hostility involving religion.
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