By Pete Speer, in response to the Civic Federation's prediction that Illinois will be $35 Billion in debt within the next five years -
It is now up to the Illinois Republican Party to organize for the Fall election with this as the basic issue.
There are so many threads that lead back to the democrat control of the Executive Mansion and the General Assembly. But it is up to every single nominee to speak on a platform for Reform and Change. The drumbeat should start the day after the primaries. If the Ill Republican Party is not organized for this crusade -- if it does not supply data to every Republican candidate in ways that can be broadcast to each District then it does not deserve to act as a State Party.
There is so much rotten meat to be cut away to get down to the bone of what has happened. Let us call attention to the stench of double dipping and triple dipping Democratic legislators; of pork generously doled out by Madigan and Cullerton.
The State of Illinois has forgotten about the people. Taxes are raised and companies move out. Jobs are lost because expansion is not possible as well. It is all there, if only Pat Brady passes out Republican shovels so that the Augean stables can be cleaned out.
We can beat the Democrat redistricting.
