Ibendahl on Politics

Erika Harold could become the first female African-American Republican congressman in American history.

Today the eighteen members of the Illinois Republican Party’s state central committee chose Jack Dorgan to replace Pat Brady as the new State GOP Chairman.

This Saturday the same old wash is certain to go through the spin cycle again.

Illinois Republicans are hobbled by a weak leader more concerned with appeasement than winning.

I’ve got news for Pat Brady - no one will ever confuse him with Honest Abe.

With the help of Republican lawmakers, legislation allowing illegal immigrants to obtain a state drivers license passed the Illinois House today by a vote of 65 to 46.

Mike Madigan and the Illinois Democrats received very welcome news on Saturday.

A bill to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain an Illinois driver’s license passed the Illinois Senate today by a vote of 41 to 14.

Pat Brady has proven he can’t lead and has no clue how to build a party organization. Further, he’s lost the trust of the Republican faithful.

Republican state representatives and state senators chose this week to keep enabling failure and have proven once again they aren’t serious.