Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
Moderating Debt? What!! I guess Fitch can’t do basic math on long term liabilities like unfunded pensions, health care for retiree obligations, etc. Oh, but if you keep in mind that the City of Chicago pays for these compromised opinions, it makes more sense. Is Fitch really gong to tell the ugly truth about the guy who sends them the pay check? Unlikely would you say?
Hilarious. Simply hilarious. Fitch must be really hard up for work. If you don’t know how these rating agencies work, watch The Big Short.
“”The upgrade was “driven by a decline in the city’s long-term liability burden stemming from steady growth in the economic resource base and improved debt management practices,” Fitch wrote in the report.”
Followed by:
“His $16.6 billion spending plan for 2024, unveiled last week, includes $187 million more in revenue than projected as recently as last month.”
Unbelievable….
There’s a word for the rating agencies: Whores.