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    The Auto Industry Bail out, Politics and making the hard choice

    Friday, December 12th, 2008

    In 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 [...]

    A Republic If You Can Keep It

    Saturday, June 14th, 2008

    When 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 [...]

    A Time For Choosing In November

    Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

    44 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 [...]

    The Value of the RLC

    Thursday, March 27th, 2008

    I’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 [...]

    First Post at RLCIL: What’s Wrong with the GOP

    Monday, March 24th, 2008

    Thank 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, [...]

    Repairing the Illinois Republican Brand Name

    Monday, March 17th, 2008

    It 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 [...]