Illinois Coalition For Public Awareness

President Obama recently likened our economic plight to driving a car into a ditch. In his usual arrogant, narcissistic tone, he read a teleprompter story about how the Republicans drove the “car” into a ditch. He then droned on about how the Democrats put on their boots and went into the mud to push the car back out while the Republicans stood idly by, watching, not lifting a finger to help. Finally, he made the comparison between Democrat and Republican and the Drive and Reverse of a car.

Twas the week before Christmas
And all through DC,
The Senate was conspiring
To screw you and me.

The White House had threatened
To close down a base
If the Senator from Nebraska
Didn’t vote in disgrace.

The Dems were all giddy
As each traitor stepped up
They each cast their vote
As they drank from the cup.

The American people
Looked on with disgust
As their so-called representatives
Reveled in their lust

These elected officials
An oath they did take
To uphold the Constitution
This oath they did break

There was fraud and corruption

As I watch the actions you are forcing through what is supposed to be our Democratic process, I am left with many questions, as are the majority of Americans. The most driving question is simply this, and I believe it deserves a thoughtful response. How can someone hate America, and all it stands for, so much that they would devote their life to un-Constitutional actions that will only serve to destroy America? The votes being pushed through the House and the Senate are clearly designed to undermine any hope of true economic progress and growth.

Watch or read the mainstream news and you’ll be just as informed as they want you to be, no more and no less. You might even vote for people who threaten the very foundation of America by being fooled into thinking they are something they have never in their lives stood for. In fact, you might believe these people have your best interests at heart even while they are robbing you blind and destroying the very freedoms that allowed you to place these people in office. The real question is how much do you have to lose before you finally comprehend how little you have left?

Rumor is that Attorney General Lisa Madigan may be considering a run at the Governor's office in 2010. If my personal dealings with her office are any indication how the Governor's office would operate under her leadership, I pray the GOP, Constitution Party or another third party can offer a viable candidate by then. To truly appreciate the role of her office and how completely impotent her office was in our case, let me first share a few of her responsibilities, as enumerated in her oath of office.

With the current problems our Governor faces, many new questions arise around the many roadblocks we have been presented in the past five years. But perhaps the most interesting seemed like the least relevant at the time. After contacting the then recently formed Office of the Illinois Inspector General Z. Scott in May of 2003, her office ordered internal inquiries of the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Capital Development Board into my allegations. They were both given 180 days to comply and to provide a response to the IG's office.

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By John Biver

If you're an elected Republican in Illinois and you're not challenging the corrupt old guard in your own party or your own state, then you're not doing your job. The press has been loaded with information in recent weeks about how Alaska Governor Sarah Palin did just that and is setting the standard:

After being appointed to Alaska's Oil and Gas Commission, she led an ethics probe of the state GOP chairman involving conflicts of interest. The investigation led to his resignation and his paying a $12,000 fine.