Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you
lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good.
His life has much difficulty...
Were it otherwise he would never have been able to find those words
Rainer Maria Rilke
Tweet of the Day
The number of unauthorized aliens has been on a decline since 2007. It is not even on the margin of top issues facing America. And now Trump is playing a game of chicken on the budget over it. It's about power, not the truth. "Not Fully Informed"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 18, 2018
How you would like it if you haven't been laid all your life? #WhatGodzillasReallyThinking— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 18, 2018
Jeff Flake is spot on; we have a thin-skinned, narcissist POTUS who is mentally ill enough to think he speaks for the people. Every POTUS has issues with the press; they wouldn't be doing their job otherwise; Trump takes it personally.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 18, 2018
I wonder if Jeff Flake is considering a bid for the 2020 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination. He can count on my support.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 18, 2018
I think Flake should switch his party to Libertarian but continue to caucus with the GOP. The GOP has been openly attacking Flake.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 18, 2018
I think Flake should switch his party to Libertarian but continue to caucus with the GOP. The GOP has been openly attacking Flake.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 18, 2018
No, I won't be celebrating the first year of Trump. I will, however, be celebrating the first year of Obama's eviction.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 18, 2018
Horseshit! That's a smear. The Freedom Caucus includes pro-liberty conservative like Amash and Labradorr, to protect us from the corrupt left-fascists like you.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 19, 2018
On the Debt of Nations #ChangeAWordRuinABook— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 19, 2018
Modest Expectations #ChangeAWordRuinABook— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 19, 2018
What Does Freedom Mean To You?
Sen. Flake's Speech On Trump and the Media
Choose Life: Adoption is Awesome
Facebook Corner
(Illinois Policy). Governor Bruce Rauner has announced that he plans to have a bill introduced banning lawmakers from making money as property tax appeals lawyers.House Speaker Mike Madigan has earned millions of dollars appealing the assessed values of some of the most expensive properties in the state through his law firm, Madigan & Getzendanner. Every dollar Madigan earns back for his corporate clients makes someone else’s property tax bill go up. It falls on the shoulders of Cook County residents not savvy enough to hire a politically connected law firm to appeal their property taxes, or who refuse to play the game altogether.
The governor also announced plans to sign an executive order barring the state’s Property Tax Appeal Board from hearing cases brought by lawmakers working as property tax lawyers.
No. As much as I dislike Madigan and question his ethics, the issue of conflict of interests should be decided by an ethics panel (e.g., the legislature), not by special-purpose laws that violate the generality of the law.
Rauner is brandishing a double-edged sword. This is not good policy. What you guys should be doing is creating the Illinois version of CA Proposition 13.
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Mariah Carey, "Honey"
