Tag: Chicago

This is the second in a series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, Cold War historian and professor of political science, who has just released a major book, The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s

Dan Cathy, the CEO of Chick-fil-A, recently responded to a question as to whether he supports “traditional” marriage. His answer, “We are very much supportive of the family, the biblical definition of the family unit.” Now I understand that Leviticus,

(AP) Officials identify gunman in Sikh temple shootingBy DINESH RAMDE and TODD RICHMONDAssociated PressOAK CREEK, Wis.Officials on Monday identified the gunman they say killed six people inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a 40-year-old Army veteran. First Assistant U.S.

By ANDREA THOMASAssociated PressOTTAWA, Ill.Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, a group of nearly 140 skydivers shattered the vertical skydiving world record as they flew heads-down in a massive snowflake formation in northern Illinois. Three judges representing the

The Chick-fil-A debate stands as another microcosm of the differences between liberals and conservatives in our country. On one side, we saw people patiently and peacefully standing in line to show their support and patronize the Christian-owned restaurant; on the

A new report by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce contains a spate of White House emails that suggest former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel may have been the driving force behind President Obama’s now-infamous speaking appearance at the

Chicago- Alderman Proco Moreno hit back at Chicago’s Cardinal George Thursday, calling him “un-Christian” after the Cardinal dismissed the Alderman’s actions against restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. This past Sunday, Cardinal George took to his blog to officially weigh in on Chicago

He’s got an iconic personal plane, a fortress-on-wheels armored car and lives in a historic home: so what do you get the President of the United States for his birthday? How about the state of Florida? President Barack Obama told

Today Americans across the country showed their support for free speech by patronizing Chick-Fil-A restaurants. They stood in line, some for up to two hours at a time to place an order. By all accounts, customers were friendly, the staff

All across the country, conservative activism ruled as “Chick-fil-a Appreciation” day proved to be a wild success, as stores nationwide were reportedly packed. The groundswell, fed in part by social media, was  impossible to ignore — even the mainstream media

At a recent fundraiser in New York City, President Obama told his high-dollar donors that he wanted to enter a new phase of this race, different from the negative campaigning that has thoroughly defined his reelection effort thus far. Is it

Showing no signs of higher intelligence, over 70,000 Penn State students and fans of Penn State “liked” a Facebook comment on the Penn State page that demands ESPN apologize for “dragging Joe Paterno though the dirt.” The comment is directed

Pat Quinn is the Democratic Governor of Illinois. His state currentlyhas $83 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and no plan for dealingwith them. Monday, Gov. Quinn called for a special legislative sessionto address pensions, saying, “This is a crying need of

“A radical is one who advocates sweeping changes in the existing laws and methods of government.”  – Hillary Rodham (Clinton) in her 1969 thesis “There Is Only The Fight : An Analysis of the Alinsky Model” As voters stagger through

I’ve often referred to the “Chicago Way,” wherein politicians pay off special interests with taxpayer monies and favors in exchange for political support. And ever since Chicago’s own Barack Obama took office, we have seen an explosion in this type

The Obama Administration and its allies have been whining about bullies for some time now — but of course, they don’t mind if they are the ones doing the bullying. One of their agendas is bullying those who champion Judeo-Christian

Stanley Kurtz, who traced Barack Obama‚s left-wing political origins in Radical-in-Chief (2010), is releasing a new and powerful follow-up this week: Spreading the Wealth: How Obama is Robbing the Suburbs to Pay for the Cities. Kurtz demonstrates that Obama’s early political goals included

In the wake of its recent hike in the cigarette tax rate, Illinois is encountering fresh problems with cigarette smuggling that could wipe out any possible benefit from the $1 per pack increase. When Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a

There are less than 120 days left ’til selection of a President for these United States. Here are two working man views of the choices. The Port side I’m not a big fan of our “Hope & Change” President, but