Think You Know Obama?
Oct 8, 2008 No Comments ›› W. Guy FinleyBarack Obama talks about change and a new direction for the country, the only issue is you have to be included in his vision the way he sees it. If you're unlucky enough to be born alive but unwanted he has no interest in protecting you. I have a difficult time with the abortion issue, ...
Continue ReadingDaily Herald | Lake Co. forest preserve wants to buy more land
Oct 8, 2008 No Comments ›› W. Guy FinleyDaily Herald | Lake Co. forest preserve wants to buy more land Well, it looks like $170 million over the past several referenda isn't enough for the Lake County Forest Preserve District. They want to do another referenda that exceeds the last three successful referenda combined, oh, but it won't raise your taxes. First of all, ...
Continue ReadingA Republic If You Can Keep It
Jun 14, 2008 No Comments ›› RMWStanfordWhen he was asked about what kind of government the Constitutional Convention had produced, Ben Franklin was said to have replied a Republic if you can keep it. The key word that we should take note of in that statement is if you can keep it, Franklin new that a Republic is a difficult form ...
Continue ReadingA Time For Choosing In November
Jun 4, 2008 No Comments ›› W. Guy Finley44 years ago a former Democrat took to the stage and told the country how the Republican candidate was the man for the job in November. The Democratic candidate was full of lofty ideals, talking about his "Great Society" and how it was time for a change. Sound familiar? Yes it does, let's hope that election ...
Continue ReadingThe Value of the RLC
Mar 27, 2008 No Comments ›› Michael TamsI'm currently reading "Origins of the Bill of Rights" by Leonard W. Levy, which is so far a fascinating primer on why the BoR was both deemed unnecessary and later a condition of ratification. A great quote from this book got me thinking tonight. Regarding the Convention, George Mason wrote: "America has certainly upon this occasion drawn ...
Continue ReadingFirst Post at RLCIL: What’s Wrong with the GOP
Mar 24, 2008 No Comments ›› Michael TamsThank you to the gentlemen behind the Illinois chapter of the RLC. Instead of listing my CV or a 10,000 word essay on my political philosophy, I think if one simply googled my name or, perhaps, "American Federalist Blog" you'd find plenty of information; if folks are interested in checking out my prior writing and philosophy, ...
Continue ReadingRepairing the Illinois Republican Brand Name
Mar 17, 2008 No Comments ›› RMWStanfordIt should be clear to anyone that follows Illinois Politics in least that the Illinois Republican Party is in pretty bad shape when it is losing elections in districts that it should be easily winning and in which President Bush carried over 50 percent of the vote in previous years. An imprisoned Governor, a string ...
Continue ReadingMore Politics — Illinois Style
Mar 12, 2008 No Comments ›› W. Guy FinleyYesterday I wrote a bit about the Rezko trial, today's Daily Herald and other outlets had some interesting news based on the testimony of a former attorney for the hospital facilities board. One interesting development was how State Representative Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) made pleas to state administrators to write favorable recommendations for a proposed ...
Continue ReadingCorruption – New York vs. Illinois
Mar 11, 2008 No Comments ›› W. Guy FinleyNew York is an awful long way away for most of us to think about but I thought I would include this eloquently written commentary from the Wall Street Journal as New York becomes the latest proud owner of a scandalous governor (we're on our second one here in Illinois): Spitzers Rise and Fall - WSJ.com The ...
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The Auto Industry Bail out, Politics and making the hard choice
Dec 12, 2008 No Comments ›› RMWStanfordIn politics a lot of times politicians make the wrong choose because the right choice is the hard, this is the story of the auto bail bill. The easy decision for most politicians is to support the bail out bill and pretend that they are saving an American industry. At the moment there are 15 ...
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