Supporters of State Rep. Sid Mathias in the Mundelein Memorial Day Parade.

 

 

Remember What They Gave

The American Legion Post #867 and the Village of Mundelein invites all men and women who
are veterans of the Mundelein area to participate in this year’s Memorial Day Celebration,
Monday, May 28th, at 10:00 a.m. Parade forms at 9:15 a.m. at the Village Hall (440 E. Hawley
St.) and will end at Memorial Park where Mayor Kessler will speak.

The Memorial Day Parade is a solemn event intended to honor veterans and those who have
given their life for their country.

Lake Co. YRs to help Gov. Walker

Lake County Young Republicans May 2012 meeting, had a special guest speaker Andrew Nelms of Prosperity for America.  Andrew gave details of the effort to win the recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.  Many outside unions are trying to defeat Gov. Walker and reverse the improvements to Wisconsin made under Gov. Walker.  Prosperity for America and other groups are putting together phone banks to inform Wisconsin residents that they need to support Scott Walker in the June election.  The Wisconsin Republicans have asked for help from Republicans from Northern Illinois to assist them in this fight against the outside interest groups.   

Walsh Debate

Even the mostly liberal media is siding with Joe Walsh on this debate.


NBC CHICAGO - WARD ROOM            By Edward McClelland

From the economy and taxes to Medicare and gay marriage, the pair clashed during the hour-long televised debate sponsored by WGN-TV.

Rep. Joe Walsh (Tea Party-Ill.), is more cut out for talk radio than politics. But if he keeps talking as well as he did during his Friday night debate with Tammy Duckworth, he may keep his job in Congress

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For Duckworth, the best thing about the debate was this: it took place at 6 p.m. Friday night. On cable TV. 

Walsh used his superior rhetorical and public speaking skills to portray himself as a reasonable, fiscally-responsible congressman, and Duckworth as a servant of the special interests.

Right off the bat, the two candidates were asked about gay marriage, which President Obama endorsed last week. Walsh said he wasn’t in favor of it, but didn’t think it was a significant issue in the congressional race, either. Given the chance to look like a wingnut by ranting about “the gay agenda” and “traditional marriage,” Walsh decided to leave that to Rick Santorum. Duckworth seemed more committed to the issue, giving a speech about how gay couples deserve the same rights her husband had while she was recovering from wounds after he Blackhawk helicopter was shot down in Iraq. Walsh didn’t look like the candidate of the religious right, but Duckworth looked like the candidate of the gay community. 

Walsh also scored points by accusing President Obama of pandering to young voters -- an important Obama constituency -- by trying to keep student loan rates at 3.6 percent. Walsh voted against the bill because, he said, it would have increased the deficit by $6 billion. 

Duckworth accused Walsh of trying to end Medicare, suggesting he was “irresponsible and extremist” in voting for Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal and calling the program a Ponzi scheme. Walsh turned that around by insisting that not trying to reform the health care program was irresponsible. 

“For anybody, Republican or Democrat, like you to say ‘don’t touch it,’ you’re ending Medicare as we know it,” Walsh said. 

Walsh is a conviction politician. Duckworth is a consensus politician. In a debate, her nuance is not as engaging as his belief. 

Walsh also avoided any of the outbursts that have made his town hall meetings Internet hits. Duckworth said he went to Washington to “scream from the mountaintops…crackpot Tea Party ideas,” but that’s not how he came off Friday night. However, you can be sure Duckworth will be airing clips of his most intemperate moments in her TV ads -- and those will be seen by a lot more people than a CLTV debate. 

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Walsh-Wins-Debate-But-Who-Was-Watching-151396635.html#ixzz1v2Z7Oexz

Lake County YRs

A short message to the younger citizens of Lake County:

The Young Republicans of Lake County hold monthly meetings and social events to help encourage fiscal responsibility and activism among the conservatives of Lake County. Find out about our events, get involved!  It could also be fun and might even save our entire nation.

Lake County Young Republicans Meeting

• Where: Lake County GOP HQ, 320 Peterson Rd. in Libertyville
• When: 7:00 p.m.Sunday May 20th
•  Fun for all that attend

Sen. Duffy calls for Transparency

Senator Duffy’s bill, SB 3392, would require all local governments – including school boards, townships and municipalities – to post their checkbooks online. The state senator said it’s possible that the alleged City of Dixon theft could have been flagged earlier if the public had access to this vital information. Senator Duffy has been pursuing this transparency bill for several years. In the past, Springfield leadership has not allowed this bill to be called in a senate committee for a hearing.

“These accusations highlight why it’s so important for Illinois to move forward on government transparency,” said Sen. Duffy, R-Lake Barrington.
“If you look at the City of Dixon’s website, there is almost no financial information available to the public. Without filing onerous Freedom of Information Act requests, the public had no mechanism for holding its city officials accountable or investigating the finances themselves.”



“After seeing how little public information is available on Dixon’s website, it’s no surprise that the alleged theft went under the radar for so long,” said Brian Costin, director of government reform at the Illinois Policy Institute. “What Dixon and the entire state must do now is create a culture of transparency and accountability. This will help weed out corruption, and restore the public’s faith in local government.”

Gov. Scott Walker Support

The Warren Township Republican Organization is having a phone bank to support Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin in their headquarters, 4628 Old Grand Avenue, Gurnee, starting the middle of next week.  They currently have six phone lines and have ordered twelve more.  They will be providing beer (for those over 21), pop, water, and munchies for phone bankers.

The Unions outside of Wisconsin have targeted Scott Walker for defeat after he dared to challenge them over work rules for government union workers.  He did not lay off any workers and he balanced the state budget, without raising taxes.  

 If you are interested, contact Mike Amrozowicz at 847-710-9996 or warrengop.mike@hotmail.com