Vice President Joe Biden insisted today that the Obama administration “is going to win this fight” to implement expanded gun control measures, including magazine capacity limits and universal background checks. Who, then, is going to lose the fight? The “black helicopter crowd,” who think that the government is going to swoop down and take their… Read more »
Congress returned to Washington this week. On the heels of a dismal jobs report and the news that a record number of Americans are now living in poverty, you would think that jobs and the economy would be top-of-mind. But you would be incorrect. Instead we will continue to focus on what some describe as… Read more »
In an April 8 CNN Poll, 52% of Americans disapproved of President Obama’s gun control push. When CNN broke the numbers down according to the demographics of those polled, Americans’ disapproval of the president’s position was even more pronounced. For example, among men aged 35 and older, 52% represents the lowest amount of disapproval gun control… Read more »
This Tuesday voters in Illinois’ Second Congressional District will select who will replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr; in anticipation, the Chicago Tribune has launched its final assault against Republican Paul McKinley. In doing so, the Tribune has firmly established their role in enabling the very system of collaboration between the press, the city leaders,… Read more »