The Koch brothers hate President Trump so much they announced they will be supporting the Democrats. The Koch’s “conservative” donor network wants amnesty for illegal immigrants, open borders, big federal subsidies and no tariffs. Good for them, bad for real Americans. All those not-for-profit, tax-exempt groups funded by the Koch brothers are attacking Trump too: […]
Wealthy 1% of Illinois farmers fear Trump will end billions in subsidies
I spy with my Illinois eye. Downstate here. Well, that didn’t take long. Trump is having success with his trade policies and the first group to throw him under the bus are the top income earning corn and soybean farmers in Illinois. Do you wonder why they’re only talking about SOYBEAN farmers and not CORN […]
Rauner met with Obama but wouldn’t meet with Trump?
Governor Rauner embraces Obama but not Trump President Trump visited a once-shuttered U.S. Steel plant in Granite City, located in the Metro East area of Illinois across from St. Louis Thursday. Where was Bruce Rauner? Did Republican Governor Rauner meet with President Trump? No. “I heard the president is coming to Granite City, I think either Thursday or […]
Governor Rauner runs from reporters to avoid Trump questions
Watch Governor Bruce Rauner flee reporters asking him questions about whether or not he supports President Trump. Go to the 1:04 mark in this video to see NBC5 reporter Mary Ann Ahern trying to get Rauner to answer questions about the president in Itasca… “If you could just take two questions,” she says with exasperation as […]
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“Chicken” Rauner rebuffs Trump on Illinois steel town tour
Rauner waffles again on Donald Trump while McCann embraces him President Trump is scheduled to visit Thursday a once-shuttered U.S. Steel plant in Granite City, located in the Metro East area of Illinois across from St. Louis. The plant is reopening as a result of tariffs on imports of foreign steel imposed by Trump, prompting renewed demand […]
Sen. McCann files bill to undo Rauner’s $180 million grant for Obama Library
Illinois Senator and Conservative Party gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann has filed legislation to undo a $180 million grant from Illinois’ Road Fund supporting the Obama Presidential Library, committing the money instead to road and bridge repairs in downstate Illinois. The grant was part of the budget reached in June and authorized by incumbent Gov. Bruce […]
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Rauner allies pledge to form phony “conservative” coalition
A new group of conservative reform leaders is forming – the problem is the group is controlled by Rauner allies John Tillman, Dan Proft, and Pat Hughes. Allies of embattled Republican Governor Bruce Rauner held a press conference last week to “lay out the case for leadership change and introduce a slate of new leaders […]
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Traitor Rauner signs gun confiscation bill, extends wait period
Governor Rauner snuck in this gun confiscation bill on Friday when he thought no one was looking. Breitbart…Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed legislation empowering police to confiscate firearms from citizens and extending the waiting period for gun purchases to 72 hours. The new waiting period means a single woman being pursued by a stalker […]
Rauner bashes Trump again after Putin summit
Is Rauner a neocon political coward for his failure to support President Trump? “I am aware of what he [Trump] said yesterday, and I was deeply troubled by it — deeply troubled,” Gov. Rauner told reporters at the Statehouse Tuesday afternoon following a bill signing. “We should not be defending the Russians’ behavior,” Rauner said. […]
Rauner’s legacy: 274 precent jump in taxpayer-funded abortion
In September, Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill expanding public financing for abortions in Illinois. The bill, HB40, permits abortion coverage by state employee health insurance and Medicaid funds. The proposal also safeguards abortion access by striking statutory language expressing the state’s intent to criminalize the procedure if the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized […]