From time to time the subject of prison reform comes up on the political radar, here in Illinois. Usually from the left, the angle is to provide more “benefits” for the inmates. The type of reform we do not need is Governor Quinn’s early...

If last Tuesday’s (11/3) elections are any indication, both the Democrats and the Republicans have much to do bring back their luster. Both parties have begun to fracture. The elephants have gotten loose in the Republican tent, have run around...

Not long ago, an old friend of mine sent me a video pertaining to the so-called public option portion of Obama-Care. In the cartoonish video it stated that a government funded health care system could be very efficiently run. It provided proof of...

I recently received a campaign letter dated 10-12-2009 from former Governor Jim Edgar (R), endorsing Kirk Dillard in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Governor Edgar (served 1991-1999) was the last decent Governor we had. During his...

Huckabee 2012 ?? No Way! Conservative commentator, Tom Roeser posited this question in a recent blog on his site, TomRoeser.com. Mr. Roeser is an excellent wordsmith and I have to admit that I agree with him 90% of the time. On this notion of Huckabee...