Over and Over It’s Almost Over

It’s almost over.   The billboards. The TV commercials. The radio spots. The debates. The interviews. The handshakes. The photo ops. The auto-dialed phone calls. The full page ads. The political action committees. The rallies. The speeches. The political pundits along with their up to the minute opinion polls replete with graphs and charts. It’s all almost over.   With just about 24 hours left before the midterm [...]

Pointing Fingers

Yea, but he started it.   The childish antics of our elected officials continue. Republicans are being accused of maliciously blocking proposals by Democrats, Democrats are locking out Republicans from key negotiations and the president, who only spent enough time in the Hallowed Halls of Congress to have a cup of coffee, is clueless as to [...]

Illinois – The Real Reality Show

Welcome to the reality show drama that is Illinois politics.   Primary election day has come and gone in Illinois. Voter turnout, which is historically light for primary elections, was about average for this state with a dysfunctional Republican Party and a powerful Chicago controlled Democrat machine.   But maybe, just maybe, Illinois Republicans are getting [...]