Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
7 Comments
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.
If term limits were enacted let’s say 2. What would keep the politicians during the end of there second term to promise the moon to anyone or anybody that wants something. How about 2 terms and skip a term. If the politician wants to run again they could run on their record. If they promised the moon they would have little chance or if they were good stewards of public money they would have a better chance of re-election. I also believe that geographical not political boundaries should be drawn this way we the voters could pick politicians not them… Read more »
Ted’s response was very disappointing. He failed to address the root cause of overpromised pensions — CORRUPTION! Unless and until we get rid of our corrupt politicians, they will continue to overpromise. I’m waiting for Ted to push term limits, changes in House and Senate rules, and voter accountability.
Thanks for your comment Sarah. We actually talk about politicians and how they created the crisis in our recent piece: Illinois’ pension crisis: Incompetence or malice?
Read it here: https://wirepoints.org/illinois-pension-crisis-incompetence-or-malice-wirepoints-original/
The problem is not corrution per se, but it is the fact state politicians decision making is always guided by what’s going to help or hurt their reelection chances. Their decision making is not guided by what’s best for their constituents, it’s guided by what will help them get another term in office. If we had term limits, and an elected official knew no matter how (s)he voted it wouldn’t hurt their chances of being reelected because they could not run again, the state would not be in this position. Don’t worry about making unions mad, because if you can’t… Read more »