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.
Over a typical 30-day month:
With overtime, specialty pay, and seniority, total compensation can reach $100,000+, and in some cases as high as $120,000–$130,000, per official records.
30-Year Career, Retire at 55–Life expectancy for a 55-year-old male in the U.S.: about 26 more years (to age 81)
With 3% annual COLA, total payouts over that period could easily exceed $3.7 – $4.0 million.
Can anyone name ONE “concession” Brando has won for taxpayers in all the city union contracts awarded under his administration form CTU, to FOP, to Local 2, etc. (The FOP contract he “negotiated” astoundingly he offered them more than they where asking for!) And outside of a few low level CPS SEIU employees getting temporarily laid off from CPS, will even ONE collective bargained city, CPS, CTA employee get laid off from all those hired with now spent one time use ARPA-COVID funds?….ANSWER NO, NO, NO, NO…