Ibendahl on Politics

It's not that we don't trust Judy Baar Topinka. Wait, who are we kidding - of course we don't trust Topinka. But in any case we think a statement Judy Baar made through a spokesman last week deserves some follow-up. CBS 2 Chicago on January 27th highlighted charges of hypocrisy against Topinka. The report...

Jim Oberweis must be doing something right. This past week he was viciously bashed by an angry homosexual activist and by an immature Republican opponent. On Tuesday the campaign held a press conference to renew Oberweis' commitment to the Protect Marriage Petition drive. Oberweis presented the leaders of the project with a check for...

When Judy Baar Topinka tapped DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett as her running mate, she introduced Birkett as "the new sheriff in state government." Topinka vowed that as Lt. Governor, Birkett would clean up a mess left behind by Governor Rod Blagojevich's scandal ridden freshman term. But it appears that the "new sheriff...

That humorous caption on the photo accompanying this piece, "we're doomed" - is the fate that awaits the IL GOP if Republicans continue to be denied the principled leadership they deserve.

The IL GOP's National Committeeman Bob Kjellander truly is the Boss Hogg of Illinois.

Up until yesterday, Republican Primary voters were being treated to a cordial and informative campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor. And although Jim Oberweis, Steve Rauschenberger, Bill Brady and Ron Gidwitz have differing opinions on how to solve our state's problems, they have treated one another respectfully. These four gentlemen have been just...

Haven't Illinois Republicans suffered enough? Must we now be subjected to demeaning lectures from Topinka's camp on how to behave professionally? What's next - a mandatory marriage retreat hosted by Bill Clinton?

So you think that the Illinois Republican Party is weak and in disarray? Well, apparently it's not weak enough for some people. When the goal is to nominate a Democrat like Judy Baar Topinka from the Republican side, it's just not safe having any energy exhibited within the Grand Old Party.

So the red fox of Illinois now wants to run the hen house. How does the argument go again? Someone from the Chicago media corps spouts it at least once a day. It goes like this: Illinois has now become such a "blue" state, only a Democrat can win statewide. The only hope Illinois...

When you hear the bell-ringer and walk by one of those Salvation Army Red Kettles this Holiday Season, consider being a little more generous than usual this year. Thanks to Judy Baar Topinka, the Salvation Army has lost some financial help for its fine work on behalf of the poor in Cook County.