Chicago Daily Observer

In her August 13 2007 Sun Times Op-Ed column, Laura Washington commented on the need for protection from “guns ubiquitous” combined with ‘sizzling temps’, “preachers, politicians and some cops and a whole lot of guns” that would create a “toxic and combustible mixture.” Then she said “don’t throw in a match”. (slander alert to the Chicago preachers, politicians, and cops who constitute Washington’s version of civic napalm)

She lauded Mayor Daley, Jesse Jackson, and Fr. Michael Fleger for “doing more than just about anyone to get guns off the streets”. She approvingly noted Daley’s vain efforts to “get anti gun legislation through the intractable and juvenile Illinois General Assembly.”

I absolutely agree with Mayor Daley’s and Washington’s desire to get guns off of the streets. As a former soldier and police firearm instructor, I am aware that a gun left on the street is contrary to the principle of good ... Read More...

It’s hard to believe that only seven years ago the state of Illinois had a Governor, one U.S Senator, a majority congressional delegation, Treasurer and the State Senate all Republican. Now the Republican Party of Illinois can’t field a creditable candidate to run for the United States Senate in a Presidential year!

Is it that the national Republican message of the last 27 years of a smaller government, lower taxes and more personal responsibility is getting old? Maybe it’s the stand on life that the people don’t like, or the stand in favor of the second amendment? No, I don’t think so, as a matter of fact if the Republican Party in Illinois were known for those issues, it would be flourishing. It’s the fact the party doesn’t stand for anything that they’ve lost voters, specifically the Reagan Democrats and the conservatives that came with the Reagan revolution.

Voters in ... Read More...

U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) is correct to call for congressional hearings into government approval given to BP for a $3.8 billion upgrade to its northwest Indiana gasoline refinery.