New The Hill Poll: 12 Freshman Democrat Held Districts Show Major GOP Gains

October 6, 2010 | Filed Under Adam Kinzinger, Budget, Congress, Debbie Halvorson, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, President, Republicans, Taxes, Tea Party, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

-By Warner Todd Huston

On Wednesday The Hill reported on a new poll it has conducted of the 2010 midterms with initial focus on 12 districts held by freshmen Democrats and the news isn’t good for those incumbent Dems scrutinized. On the other hand, the poll seems to show that it isn’t pat that Republicans will necessarily run away with it all either.

On Wednesday The Hill reported that in 11 of the initial 12 races polled, Republicans are leading Democrat incumbents. In the 12th, the candidates are tied. While this may seem good for the GOP the downside is that none of the Republicans are polling over 50%.

However, a long held axiom states that an incumbent that can’t reach at lest 50% in the polls generally is in major trouble for re-election and if these polls show GOP leads in each case with not one of these incumbent Dems reaching the 50% mark, that says quite a lot about these midterms.

According to The Hill, the poll also shows that Obamacare is hurting Democrats. “A majority of voters in key battleground districts favor repeal of the legislative overhaul that Congress passed this year.”

To the question of repeal of Obamacare, 56% agreed with repeal and only 32% said no to repeal.
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Hultgren Endorsed By Council For Citizens Against Government Waste

October 6, 2010 | Filed Under Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Liberals, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…

ST. CHARLES – State Senator Randy Hultgren, Republican candidate for Congress, released the following statement today after being endorsed by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste. In their release, the Council praised Hultgren as “a bona fide fiscal conservative committed to reducing the size of government,” and “a principled advocate for lower taxes and smaller government.”

“I’m proud to be endorsed by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, a group of concerned Americans who have fought passionately to cut wasteful spending and return fiscal sanity to Washington, DC, and I look forward to joining them in the ongoing effort to protect Illinois taxpayers,” said Hultgren.

Local Realtors Respond To Washington, DC-Based Realtor Ads

ST. CHARLES – The Randy Hultgren for Congress campaign released the following statements from local real estate agents in response to the National Association of Realtors’ television ad campaign on Bill Foster’s behalf.

“I’m honored to have the support of our local realtors. Whatever the National Association of Realtors may say in Washington, DC, our local realtors know that we need common sense, Illinois values in order to restore fiscal sanity in Washington, and that Bill Foster’s unwavering support of Nancy Pelosi, 92% of the time, is what continues to suppress the local housing market,” said Randy Hultgren.

Statements From Local Realtors:

“While the National Association of Realtors has chosen to support the incumbent, as a local Realtor and past president of the Illinois Association of Realtors, I have known Randy Hultgren and support the views that Randy will take to Congress. We need a non-Nancy Pelosi-led agenda in Washington that will not tax and spend us into a stagnant economy that hurts all Illinoisans. Randy Hultgren will work for common sense solutions that will get our economy moving again, and I’m proud to support him.”
– Pat Callan, Realty Executives Premiere; Past President, Illinois Association Of Realtors

“I’m dumbfounded and disappointed that the National Association of Realtors has chosen to support Bill Foster. Bill Foster hasn’t fulfilled the promises he made to us in 2008, has shown no independence from Nancy Pelosi, and has been a willing participant in the binge-spending that has come out of Washington. I don’t consider myself a conservative, but I want to leave something for my kids, and that means we need to get spending under control; I know Randy Hultgren will work to do that in Washington.”
– Chris Hansen, RE/MAX Excels, Geneva

http://hultgrenforcongress.com/

Roskam Video: The Road We are On is a Recipe for Disaster!

October 4, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, Financial Reform, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Nancy Pelosi, Peter Roskam, Republicans, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

Representative Peter Roskam gives a rip roaring speech about the failures of Nancy Pelosi’s House of Representatives at a recent DuPage Republicans gathering.

Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Level Since February

September 30, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Capitalism, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Jobs, Kane County, Liberals, Republicans, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston, Will County | Comments Off

From the Schilling for Congress…

Schilling: “We need to elect new leadership that will turn this country around.”

EAST MOLINE, IL–Bobby Schilling, Republican candidate for Congress in the Illinois 17th District, commented on a recent report that consumer confidence had dropped to its lowest level since February. The Conference Board stated that their monthly Consumer Confidence Index currently stands at 48.5, down from 53.2 in August.
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On Those Bill Foster Ads Slamming Hultgren? Hultgren Says ‘Not True’

September 25, 2010 | Filed Under Banks, Business, Capitalism, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Kane County, Liberals, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…

St. Charles – State Senator Randy Hultgren, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives IL-14, today responded to deceptive ads paid for by Congressman Bill Foster, D-Batavia.

“Bill Foster’s allegations against me are not true,” said Hultgren. “Bill Foster hopes with his millions of campaign dollars, that he can fool you into believing his lies.”

“Democrat Bill Foster is lying in a calculated gamble to hide his atrocious record of support of Nancy Pelosi 92.6% of the time including government bailouts, higher taxes, massive spending increases and a health care overhaul,” said Hultgren.[1] “If Foster can stay off the issues through lying about my employment, he is able to avoid his miserable record as a Congressman.”

http://hultgrenforcongress.com/

New Hultgren Ad: Foster’s Jobs Killing Votes

September 23, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Capitalism, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Jobs, Kane County, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

The Randy Hultgren for Congress campaign issued the following statement today regarding the release of their new television advertisement, “Vote.”

“As Bill Foster launches one desperate and dishonest attack after another on Randy Hultgren, it’s important that voters are fully informed of Bill Foster’s out-of-touch, liberal record of voting with Nancy Pelosi 93% of the time, and his support for the Wall Street bailout, the so-called ‘stimulus,’ and the Foster-Pelosi government takeover of health care,” said campaign spokesman Gill Stevens. “This ad does just that, and reminds voters that Bill Foster is part of the problem in Washington, DC.”

Randy Hultgren (14th District): We Need To Restore Fiscal Sanity

September 21, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, House of Representatives, Illinois, Kane County, Liberals, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…

ST. CHARLES – The Randy Hultgren for Congress campaign issued the following statement today regarding the nation’s fiscal situation and the out-of-control spending in Washington.

“For too long, both parties in Washington have spent far too much, with far too little regard for the future,” said State Senator Randy Hultgren, Republican candidate for Congress. “We need to restore fiscal sanity to our spending, starting with honest and realistic budgeting and serious-minded plans to balance the budget and pay down the debt. For our sake and for our children’s future, we need to get our fiscal house in order.

“Unfortunately, my opponent Bill Foster has been part of the problem out in Washington. Since he was first elected, our budget deficit has tripled. Bill Foster has consistently supported Nancy Pelosi’s big-spending agenda, and our district and our country deserve a representative who will work to cut spending and restore fiscal discipline in Washington.”

Dem. Bill Foster (Ill. 14th) Wants to Increase YOUR Taxes

September 20, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Jobs, Kane County, Liberals, Republicans, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

Representative Bill Foster (14th District) wants our taxes to go up with the phase out of the Bush tax cuts. He claims that the deficit was worse under Bush than it is under Obama… and that is simply just a lie.

That is why you should vote for Randy Hultgren!

http://hultgrenforcongress.com/

Democrat Rep. Halvorson (Illinois) Sponsors Protest Rally Calling Opponent a Nazi

September 17, 2010 | Filed Under Adam Kinzinger, Debbie Halvorson, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | 2 Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

First time Representative Democrat Debbie Halvorson of Illinois’ 11th District is struggling in the polls against Republican Adam Kinzinger. Her desperation is starting to show, too, because her office just got caught supplying Democrat staffers to a protest rally holding signs that call Kinzinger a Nazi. Kinzinger is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and flew missions in Iraq.

A line of protesters showed up at a Kinzinger appearance on Sept. 15th sporting signs calling the Republican military vet a Nazi. Kinzinger’s folks filmed the little protest and followed the perpetrators right back to Halvorson’s office. Video reveals that Halvorson’s office workers seemed to know the protesters.

Kinzinger wants to know why these outrageous, over-the-top protesters seemed to be members of Halvorson’s ofice? He i demanding an apology from Halvorson

And now it seems that one of these protesters has been identified as a member of Obama’s Organizing for America. Apparently Halvorson and the Democrats shipped this woman from her home base in St. Louis, missouri to Northern Illinois in order to lead a protest calling Kinzinger a Nazi! GatewayPundit has the info on this woman.

So much for “grassrootiness” in protesting, eh? If this isn’t top down, what is? Always remember, all Democrat efforts are a sham led from the top. There are no true Democrat grassroots efforts. These people are simply un-American scum.
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Roskam Responds to Obama’s New Stimulus Plan‏

September 15, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Congress, Conservatives, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, Financial Reform, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Peter Roskam, President, Republicans, Stimulus, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the office of Congressman Peter Roskam…

Recently President Obama presented his latest plan to “stimulate” our economy. Although he’s not calling it a stimulus package, the American people are seeing it for what it is – $50 billion of additional government spending. Unfortunately for the President, we’ve already seen the failure of one stimulus, and this new plan is no different.

First Hultgren (14th District) Video Ad: Broken

September 15, 2010 | Filed Under DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Illinois, Kane County, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

Randy Hultgren from the Aurora area is running for the 14th District Congressional seat. This is his first video ad.

http://hultgrenforcongress.com/

AFP: Attention all DuPage County members!

September 2, 2010 | Filed Under Americans For Prosperity, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From Americans for Prosperity…

Americans for Prosperity Launches Grassroots Effort Against Schillerstrom’s Proposal to Borrow $70 million From DuPage County Taxpayers

-A mobile billboard critical of Schillerstrom’s proposal runs TODAY–

CHICAGO – While concerns about rising public debt and out of spending is at an all-time high, you’d expect elected officials to give pause before approving any plans to increase the debt obligation of government and further burden taxpayers.

This unfortunately does not appear to be the case with the DuPage County government. DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom is once again pushing his board to approve a massive capital plan that will ultimately cost DuPage taxpayers nearly $125 million. Out of nearly two-dozen projects, only five are road projects that will actually improve the county’s infrastructure.
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What If It Was Your Child Being Deployed? – Part II

August 30, 2010 | Filed Under Chris Lauzen, DuPage County, GOP, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Kane County, Military, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Office of State Senator Chris Lauzen (25th District)…

(Part Two of a Two-Part Series)

Permanent recession, perpetual war, persistent anxiety and fear . . . these are not what we want. These are not the American Promise in either the Declaration of Independence or U.S. Constitution. But, that is what our current policies are delivering in domestic and foreign affairs.

We are not victims to some miserable fate. Wisdom and willpower produce lasting peace and prosperity.

So, where do we go from here in Afghanistan and Iraq?
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Hultgren Presents Plan For Revitalizing The U.S. Economy, Getting Americans Back To Work

August 27, 2010 | Filed Under Congress, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…

ST. CHARLES – State Senator Randy Hultgren, Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 14th District, today outlined his positive vision for reviving the economy and putting Americans back to work. Speaking to more than fifty people at a luncheon hosted by the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce, Hultgren discussed the current economic climate; Washington’s failure to address the issues confronting American employers and workers; and his economic priorities.

“All across the 14th District, people are worried about the future. Many of our friends, neighbors and family members are experiencing the effects of unemployment as a result of the alarming jobless rate in our district that has consistently exceeded the State and National averages, and, many of those who do have jobs are underemployed. Our homes are worth less than when we bought them, and when we go to the store or the mall, we’re not spending as much as we used to because we don’t know what tomorrow holds.

“Unfortunately, our elected officials in Washington are making things worse. Last year, Congress passed a massive stimulus telling us it would keep unemployment below 8 percent; now, economists predict that 9.5 percent national unemployment is here to stay through at least next year. This year, they passed a huge, expensive health care bill that imposes new, burdensome regulations on our small business owners, while failing to address the high costs of health care.

“What Congress is talking about doing is just as bad or worse than what they have actually done. The atmosphere of uncertainty created by out-of-touch politicians and Washington bureaucrats means that business owners don’t know what new rules and regulations may be forced upon them tomorrow, so they are unwilling to expand, invest or hire new workers.

“What Washington needs to do instead – and what I would do if elected – is to cut taxes, reduce spending, and reform the way our government works. Congress also needs to address its role in creating the housing bubble that led to the current economic crisis. Even though a financial regulation “reform” bill was recently signed into law, it did nothing to reform the big government sponsored enterprises – Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae – that backed nearly 97 percent of all U.S. mortgages.

“But most of all, Congress needs to remember who they work for: their constituents. As an elected official, I have always listened, always been respectful to everyone, always kept an open door, and never hid from my constituents, because they’re the people I work for. As a State Senator, I have 200,000 employers I am grateful to report to; hopefully, after November, I’ll have the honor of serving 700,000 employers across this district.”

http://hultgrenforcongress.com/

State Senator Noland Misleads With Untrue Campaign Mailings

August 22, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Cook County, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Jobs, Kane County, Liberals, Senate, Steve Rauschenberger, Stimulus, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

-By Warner Todd Huston

The 22nd State Senate District is being badly served by its incumbent Democrat Mike Noland. Several of the campaign fliers that Noland has sent out to his constituents are filled with half truths and untruths and one of his emailed campaign solicitations was listed as being sent from his taxpayer-funded offices in Springfield and Elgin, a violation of campaign finance laws.

In one flier, Noland claimed he “affected change” in three major areas – creating jobs, achieving ethics reform and fighting for tax relief.

Noland claimed he created jobs by being the chief sponsor of a microloan program for small businesses. But that fact is the bill he sponsored, while it did pass, had all the microloan language stripped from it before passage. As it happens Noland didn’t create a single opportunity as he claimed. His bill was materially altered making his flier claim an outright lie.

The same flier also claims that Noland got “$40 million and 500 jobs for Harper College.” But this is a half truth. While the state did include the $40 million in its future projects, the fact is no $40 has been allocated and the “future projects” plans are not assured to ever be funded. This project may never be funded at all so Noland’s claims are premature at the very least.
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Hultgren for Congress (14th District): We’ve Expanded Our Lead In The Polls!‏

August 21, 2010 | Filed Under DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Kane County, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…

We Ask America released results that showed we’ve expanded our lead in the polls among registered voters!

Furthermore, we’re now leading by double digits among the crucial voting bloc of independents, who have rapidly recognized that Congressman Bill Foster has been nothing more than a rubber stamp for policies that grow jobs nowhere else but Washington.

With only 74 days to go before election day, we’re well on our way to restoring accountability in Congress.
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Hultgren for Congress (14th District): Bill Foster Campaigns at Taxpayers’ Expense

August 1, 2010 | Filed Under Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, Ethics, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

An interesting note from the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…

St. Charles, IL – The second taxpayer-funded advertisement in one week from Bill Foster’s congressional office arrived yesterday in voter’s mailboxes ahead of the August 4th deadline to stop government paid mail from Members of Congress.

“Bill Foster is using taxpayer funds to pay for campaign propaganda he sends to voters,” said State Senator Randy Hultgren. “People throughout the 14th district are outraged at this abuse of the taxpayers trust.”
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Rep Peter Roskam (R,IL) Returns from Israel after meeting with Netanyahu

July 30, 2010 | Filed Under Congress, Cook County, DuPage County, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Israel, Peter Roskam, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

< ‬p>From the Office of Illinois Representative Perter Roskam…‏

‪< ‬p>Greetings from Washington! In this town, it’s easy to get swept up in the critical domestic issues facing our country each day. With the mid-term elections less than four months away, a Democratic majority unable to draft a budget, and unemployment near ten percent, there is plenty keeping us busy.

‪< ‬p>However, our country is also facing critical security issues on the international stage. Recently, I had the privilege of leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Israel – our nation’s only democratic ally in the tumultuous Middle East – to get a first hand account of the situation on the ground as it relates to American interests. As the co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, this trip was particularly insightful.
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Mike Noland Thinks Outside Money Means ‘More Support’? Not From Voters it Isn’t!

July 22, 2010 | Filed Under Campaign Finance, Chicago, Cook County, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Lobbyists, Republicans, Steve Rauschenberger, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

-By Warner Todd Huston

The Daily Herald has an interesting story detailing the fundraising of the two candidates vying for the 22nd District State Senator seat in the Elgin, Illinois area. The story shows the anti-voter ideas in which Democrats wallow.

The piece reports that incumbent Democrat Mike Noland has raised $107,000 for his race for State Senate while his GOP challenger, Steve Rauscnehberger, has raised $71,000.

That seems like a horrible gap between incumbent Democrat and the resurgent Republican, doesn’t it? Dem. Noland sure sees it that way. “I just got more support, period, throughout,” Noland told reporters.

But does he have “more support”? Not from his actual voters he doesn’t. Tucked into the Herald story is this line…
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SouthTown Star Scolds Rep. Halvorson for Specious Attack on Opponent’s Military Record

July 21, 2010 | Filed Under Adam Kinzinger, Air Force, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Iraq, Kane County, Liberals, Military, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

-By Warner Todd Huston

The Southtown Star finally had enough of Congressman Debbie Halvorson’s illicit attack on her 11th District opponent’s military record and published a July 20 editorial saying so.

Halvorson jumped on the Mark Kirk bandwagon and tried to see if she could find any similar “lies” in GOP candidate Adam Kinzinger’s bio. Kinzinger is a Captain in the Air Force and flew missions in Iraq. His website bio stated his history as follows: “I now serve as a captain in the United States Air Force Special Operations Command flying reconnaissance aircraft.”

Halvosron is claiming that this is a “lie.” Why is it a lie? Because Kinzinger is not now engaged in that duty. And so, he’s a liar.

The Southtown is not amused. The paper says that whether he is now or just “was” doing that duty is immaterial.
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Obama Suing DuPage County, Illinois For Enforcing Immigration Laws…

July 14, 2010 | Filed Under Arizona, Barack Obama, Democrats/Leftists, DOJ, DuPage County, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Immigration/Immigrants, Liberals, Mexico, President, Warner Todd Huston | 2 Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

On the heels of news that the Obama administration is suing the state of Arizona over its new anti-illegal immigration law come news that the same treatment is being leveled at DuPage County, Illinois whose policies almost mirror the Arizona law…

Well, that is the headline that should be in the papers today if, that is, the Obama administration actually cared about law instead of only looking for a convenient political target which is all the administration’s focus on Arizona really is. It isn’t about immigration, illegals, the law, or any legitimate thing other than pure partisan politics. Obama thinks he has a great angle with which to pander to the Hispanic vote. That is all he cares about.

As the Chicago Tribune’s David Byrne notes, Obama is being wholly inconsistent with his attack on Arizona.
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Peter Roskam Working to Keep Ally Israel Close

June 30, 2010 | Filed Under Congress, Conservatives, DuPage County, Foreign Countries, GOP, Government, House of Representatives, Illinois, Israel, Peter Roskam, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

Israeli Ambassador: ‘Tectonic Shift’ between Israel and U.S. Diplomats

Roskam Visit to Israel Next Week

From the Press Shop of Congressman Peter Roskam (R, ILL): In case it wasn’t already obvious, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren made it clear this weekend. As reported by Laura Rozen at Politico: “Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren is reported to have told Israeli diplomats that the U.S. and Israel are experiencing a “tectonic rift,” not a temporary crisis… According to the Israeli diplomats, Oren said … ’Relations are in the state of a tectonic rift in which continents are drifting apart,’”…. Oren noted that contrary to Obama’s predecessors – George W. Bush and Bill Clinton – the current president is not motivated by historical-ideological sentiments toward Israel but by cold interests and considerations…”
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Gallup says Republicans in Lead – Keep the Momentum!‏

June 9, 2010 | Filed Under Chicago, Congress, Cook County, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, House of Representatives, Illinois, Peter Roskam, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the office of Representative Peter Roskam (6th District)…

It’s hard to believe but the November elections are just five months away and we have a critical task ahead – restoring a conservative Republican majority to the House of Representatives. This feat that once appeared to be out of reach is now well within our grasp if we keep our momentum going strong.

A new poll last week found that Republicans have opened their widest lead yet when it comes to which party voters prefer this fall. Gallup’s generic congressional ballot finds that the number of voters who say they will vote Republican has jumped to 49 percent, compared with 43 percent for Democrats. That’s not only the biggest lead Gallup has recorded for the GOP this election cycle – it’s the largest lead Republicans have ever had in the poll since it began in 1950.
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Rep. Peter Roskam’s Townhall (IL 6th District)

June 7, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Chicago, Congress, Conservatives, Cook County, DuPage County, Government, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Peter Roskam, President, Republicans, Uncategorized, Warner Todd Huston | 3 Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

U.S. Representative Peter Roskam held a townhall back home in his 6th Congressional District in Illinois this weekend in Roselle, Illinois. This was a sort of dual purpose event, part one meant to advertise the GOP leadership’s new website project AmericaSpeakingOut, and part two being an open forum for anyone to ask the congressman a question.

I must say, it was refreshing to see a townhall where both left and right leaning questioners were able to interact with a congressman without yelling and screaming. The left was well represented in this right-leaning district by an email blast from MoveOn.org that alerted the lefties in the area to attend. It seemed that about 1/3 of the questions were from the left perspective.

First up Roskam discussed AmericaSpeakingOut.com.
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Don’t Come Home ‘Til Your Job is Done

May 20, 2010 | Filed Under DuPage County, GOP, Government, Illinois, Kane County, Republicans, State Government, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Office of State Senator Chris Lauzen (R, Aurora)…

In ancient Sparta, Spartan mothers commanded their soldier sons, “Come home victorious, or come home on your shield.”

This was the old version of the British Empire’s declaration, “Victory or Death”. The modern Illinois version of this refrain, contained in hundreds of recent emails, letters and calls to my office from recently concerned Illinois constituents. Citizens and editorial boards warned, “Don’t leave Springfield until you produce a responsible balanced budget!”
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Why are the Collar Counties Going GOP? Fiscal Responsibility

May 11, 2010 | Filed Under Alexi Giannoulias, Bill Brady, Budget, Chicago, Cook County, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, GOP, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Kane County, Lake County, Liberals, Mark Kirk, Pat Quinn, Republicans, State Government, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston, Will County | Comments Off

-By Warner Todd Huston

Over at Chicago’s NBC blog The Ward Room, Edward McClelland posits that the reason both Mark Kirk and Bill Brady are winning in current polls in the collar counties — those counties surrounding Cook, Chicago’s home — is because Quinn can’t balance a budget and Giannoulias was a failed banker. It’s about fiscal responsibility, says McClelland.

McClelland quotes a poll from the extremist left-winger website the Daily Kos that finds that Republican Kirk leads Democrat Giannoulias 41-38 in the hunt for Obama’s old Senate seat. Anecdotally interesting, yes. Proof of actual numbers, I’m not so sure. There is little of any worth to anything on the Daily Kos, but if even that wholly slanted website is showing Giannoulias down one might take that as a sign that it is true that Kirk is leading at this time.
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Rep. Roskam: GOP Not the Party of No, the Party of ‘No, How About This?’

April 20, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Chicago, Congress, Cook County Board, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, Free Trade, GOP, House of Representatives, Illinois, Jobs, Liberals, Media, Peter Roskam, Republicans, Taxes, TV News, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

-By Warner Todd Huston

On April 19, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor and Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam joined Fox News Chicago to talk jobs and the economy. The anchor brought up the claim made by many in the chattering classes that the GOP is just the “party of no.” Roskam had a great come back for this dismissal of the GOP’s principled stance against Obama’s socialist-like attack on our political system.

14th District, Hultgren: The Momentum is Shifting!

April 19, 2010 | Filed Under Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, GOP, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

From the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…

Great news from the campaign trail!

This week non partisan political analyst Stu Rothenberg came out with his latest House race rankings, and he’s moved Rep. Bill Foster’s seat closer to the Republican column, calling it a “Pure Toss Up!”

Additionally, thanks to the huge outpouring of support from around the district, our campaign had its best fundraising quarter yet!
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Hultgren Moves 14th District to ‘Pure Toss-Up’

April 19, 2010 | Filed Under Chicago, Congress, Democracy, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Elections, Government, Government, Corruption, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Randy Hultgren, Republicans, State Government, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off

-By Warner Todd Huston

According to the Rothenberg Political Report, the race in the 14th Congressional District is now a “pure toss-up” in a political climate in which 44 seats have been moved in favor of Republicans while only 4 have moved in favor of Democrats.

Currently, the 14th District is represented by Democrat Bill Foster who took the seat formerly held by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. The Republican candidate for the 14th is Randy Hultgren, currently the State Senator for the 48th District.

Hultgren won the primary pretty handily by defeating Ethan Hastert 54% to Hastert’s 45%.

Hultgren graduated from Wheaton Academy in 1984 and from Bethel University in 1988, Magna Cum Laude. He earned his doctorate degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1993. He’s been both a state rep as well as a senator in Springfield since 1998.

His site can be seen at: http://hultgrenforcongress.com/
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Illinois Rep. Halvorson: Tea Partiers are ‘Fringe’

April 5, 2010 | Filed Under Adam Kinzinger, Anti-Americanism, Chicago, Debbie Halvorson, Democrats/Leftists, DuPage County, Economy/Finances, Elections, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Republicans, State Government, Taxes, Tea Party, Warner Todd Huston | 1 Comment

-By Warner Todd Huston

Attention citizens of Illinois 11th Congressional District. If you have attended a Tea Party event or are inclined to support them YOU are a “fringe” element according to your Representative, Debbie Halvorson.

Halvosron’s office told CBS News Channel 2 in Chicago, “The voters in the 11th District are not easily influenced by the rhetoric of fringe organizations like the tea party.”

On the other hand, Halvorson’s opponent is very appreciative of the support he’s gotten from tea party groups. Adam Kinzinger (www.electadam.com) has been very much in touch with the tea party movement having attended some events and worked with them to get the word out there about his campaign.

But the solid fact remains, Illinois, that your representative in Congress dismisses you as a fringe element. I’d say that this flies in the face of the facts on the ground when we have protests that country over that regularly turns out thousands of attendees.

Just as in its day the anti-war groups represented a sizable number of Americans and just as they had their effect on the debate about the war on terror, the tea party groups represent an even larger swath of everyday Americans who are similarly having their own effect on the public debate.

But here is the very eft-wing Halvosron pooh-poohing a sizable number of her own constituents saying that they are “fringe” and not worth worrying about.

vLike many Democrats she may well ind just how mistaken she actually is in November. But even now it is looking like she should be paying attention as the latest poll shows Mr. Kinzinger is leading with a large majority.
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