What State Budget?

In Springfield this week the Illinois House defeated a measure that would have allowed people to use marijuana for relief of chronic pain.

The medical marijuana bill got 53 votes, but needed 60 to pass. Another 59 lawmakers voted against it, and one voted present.

Sponsoring Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, argued the measure was aimed at giving people in pain a better quality of life, particularly after doctors have tried multiple medications that have not helped a person suffering from a debilitating illnesses.

Gov. Pat Quinn previously expressed support for the idea, saying those who are seriously ill should have access to any medical treatments that may help relieve their pain.

But no word on the State budget or the massive debt the State is facing. Illinois has a huge back log of unpaid bills but the State Legislature would rather work on medical marijuana and same sex marriage. Does the State of Illinois have to declare bankruptcy before the law makers in Springfield start to do something about it?

Cut Federal Spending

The First step is understanding what the problem is.

Forty-one percent (41%) of voters now recognize that the majority of federal spending goes to just national defense, Social Security and Medicare. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% disagree and say it’s not true, while 20% are not sure.

Federal budget documents provided by the Obama administration confirm this fact and show that the share of the budget consumed by these items and interest on the federal debt continues to grow.

In February of this year, before the campaign season began, just 35% knew that national defense spending, Social Security and Medicare made up a majority of all federal spending. Forty-four percent (44%) said it was not true.

So somehow despite all the noise and fury of the election season, there has been a net increase in public understanding of the budget. However, the data suggests that there’s still a very long way to go.

“Anybody who wants to talk about cutting federal spending and changing the federal budget must first gain an understanding of where the money is being spent,” notes Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports. “Over the past several decades, politicians from both political parties have worked overtime to hide the truth from voters, and that has led to the voter frustration roiling the land in 2010.”

Congressman Joe Walsh

Let's do it Again!

Please join us for a proper victory celebration on Sunday, November 21 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM held at:

Lakemoor Banquets
28874 West IL Rt 120
Lakemoor, IL, 60050
(815) 385-0999

There will be a cash bar and appetizers.

Spread the word! Bring your family, friends, neighbors and anyone else that would like to join us.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Final count Walsh WINS

FINAL election count shows Joe Walsh wins by 291 votes over Melissa Bean for 8th Dist. Congressional seat. Fox News reports Bean has called Joe Walsh to concede the election.

Congressman Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh appeared before the Republican Assemble of Lake County (RALC) Thursday night. As of today the count of absentee ballots in Cook County leaves him with a 347 vote lead over Congresswoman Bean. This Sunday Walsh leaves for Washington D.C. to attend freshmen class orientation.

Joe Walsh thanked Lake County Republican Chair Bob Cook for his support in Lake County. Bean voted for Obama health care, cap & trade, and bailouts, all of which the residents of the 8th District did not want. According to Walsh, Republicans must go to Washington and stop the spending. Republicans need to explain to the American People what they stand for and what they intend to do in Congress.

He also thanked Ray True of the RALC for their support and is planing on having another victory party after November 16th when the final ballots from Lake and McHenry Counties are tallied.

New job for Bean

Now that it is almost certain that Melissa Bean will no longer be a member of Congress from the 8th District, her name is being mentioned as the first head of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Her Chicago friends in the White House and her leader in Congress Nancy Pelosa are working to take care of Bean after she lost her seat to Joe Walsh. However there are those on the far left that think Bean is not liberal / progressive enough for their tastes and are unhappy that she is being considered for this top post.

The Bean for Congress campaign staffers are still hopeful that somehow on November 16th enough votes from Lake and McHenry Counties will be found to reelect her to Congress. They might consider updating their resumes for a possible new position with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

For the full story please click on the link below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/08/melissa-bean-cfpb-consumers_n_780254.html

The Charge for Liberty

The November Election is for the most part over but the battle is not yet over. There are still people in power that believe that we the people cannot be left to govern ourselves. They see the Constitution as flawed and the words of the Founding Fathers almost meaningless in today's world.

The words and deeds of the Founding Fathers of this free Nation are just as important now as it was then when they fought to establish democracy for this land.

We also have a rebellious spirit to poke fun at almost anything, see the attached link for an example:

"http://www.youtube.com/v/Ezk0e1VL80o&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"

LAKE County News

County Clerk Willard Helander

‎8th Dist. update: Election Day 2663 ballots in 8th requested by mail not returned. Wednesday mail from Tues and Wed yielded 517 ballots with valid postmark and matching signature. Two additional ballots were challenged and voters contacted. Mail from Thurs. had valid 44 ballots and Fri. yielded 15 valid ballots. Total to be counted on Nov. 16 = 576. Stay tuned for Monday's mail.

Currently Joe Walsh has a lead of 350 votes over Melissa Bean for the 8th Congressional seat. That margin has come from the counting of absentee and provisional ballots from Schaumburg, Palatine and Barrington townships.

Officials in Lake and McHenry counties will wait until November 16th to begin counting provisional votes and absentee ballots that arrived after the November 2nd election.

With the bulk of Cook County votes counted, and the remaining uncounted votes in Lake and Mchenry where Joe Walsh received the majority of his lead, this should give him a commanding and final lead after November 16th.

This will then finally give the 8th District a member in Congress that truly represents the citizens of the community. The citizens of the 8th District will also hold Mr. Walsh to his campaign promises. We will no longer tolerate the lack of representation in Congress that our past two members in Congress gave us. We as other parts of the country called out for on election night, want smaller government and less interference from government in our lives. We want government to stop the runaway spending and not burden our children and grandchildren with debt.

Do you hear us Joe?