CourageousThought.com USAF Vietnam Veteran & former Chicago City Hall journalist Ray Hanania has covered politics from Chicago to Jerusalem with honest & courageous writing for newspapers throughout America & Middle East. Subscribe to my opinion columns.
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Pritzker needs the cash to cover his massive funding of undocumented residents (illegal aliens, non-citizens) by increasing more taxes. Meanwhile, seniors struggle under rising state taxes & fees.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is behind 57 tax and fee hikes that makes him a weak challenger to President Donald Trump whose policies have also burdened the American economy. Pritzker is a hypocrite
When US Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia & his chief of staff Patty Garcia undercut the system to prevent voters from having a choice on his successor, they insulted Democracy and cheated voters
Big money doesn't guarantee an election. Alexi Giannoulias should just ask Raja Krishnamoorthi. Running for an office while you are running for another one, is just so "Cabal of Clout"
The former Speaker of the House has been punished by a "perception corruption" that exists in Cook County & Illinois over common political practices in which loyalty is rewarded
Former Palos Heights Mayor Dean Koldenhoven fought for justice and lost his position when he defended a Muslim request to open a Mosque there in 2000. He spoke of it in Orland Park in 2004
Former Congressman Bill Lipinski criticizes the growing influence of Democratic Socialism, specifically by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani & Congress members Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
US Rep. Jesus Garcia had one responsibility, to change the nation's immigration policies & empower Hispanics. Garcia failed. He's the reason two Hispanics have been thrown off the election ballot.
Anyone raised in Chicago politics knows the saying, in politics, "there are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies." The only thing that is permanent are individual interests.
Former Congressman Bill Lipinski and award winning columnist Ray Hanania discuss Lindsey Graham's death & hypocrisy to shenanigans by Congress Jesus Garcia in this YouTube video podcast
