Mistake by the Lake?

For as long as I've been a politically minded individual, I can remember hearing Republican and Right-leaning individuals in Illinois blame all of Illinois' problems on Chicago...citing Chicago's huge population that heavily leans "Democrat" as the reason that they believe their vote does not count. Something always struck me as odd about that, it always seemed like a weak minded statement to me...but for a long time, all I had to go on...

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Fact v.s. Fiction (Part 1)

Well, the tone has settled a little bit in the mainstream media.  It's not 100% about those "Evil Guns" right now, at least until the next instance when some criminal happens to use a firearm to commit a crime (notice how they hardly ever report when a citizen uses a firearm to PREVENT a crime?) So at this point, i'm either preaching to the choir, or talking to myself.  So far, there's been several "hits" to this page, but little...

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The Brady Campaign

The Brady Campaign I am a fan of Stephen Colbert's late night show...I don't watch it every night, especially during election years, since things tend to get a little too bleeding-heart liberal for me, but tonight's show caught me by surprise. I had the TV on in the background while I was messing around on my computer and I heard them say "On tonights show, such and such guy from The Brady Campaign" ... my blood pressure...

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Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

Today we're going to look at this disgrace of political process, and evaluate, line by line, this proposal sent forth by Governor Quinn. First, let it be known that this really has no chance in hell at being passed, as the bills Author and sponsor have to agree to the amendment before it can be put BACK UP to ANOTHER vote. No way in hell that will happen. This is a move by Quinn to stop passage of a bill without having to veto it so two years...

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