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.
The taxpayers cannot afford to pay for pensions any longer. Somehow the state has to end all pensions and let future taxpayers keep some of their own earnings. The Illinois constitution must be changed giving taxpayers’ protection from the greedy public sector.
800 million plus 5.4 Billion, JB will of course say its balanced.
It would be nice if Pritzker made the actuarial contribution instead of following the Republican Jim Edgar and his horrible pension ramp. Since the voters don’t want to cut spending, does that mean Illinois Policy is onboard with raising taxes to cover this shortfall? Show where you are going to cut 5.4 billion or taxes need to increase. Deal with the pain now or it will be more painful later.
You have left out one important option,
leave Illinois, no pain
Vote with your feet and it will be the best day of you and your family’s life. Give your children the gift of freedom from excessive taxation.
What the heck. It’s only 5 and a half billion! Any other media outlets other than Illinois Policy or Wirepoints focused on this? Of course not. The politicians who do this are disgraceful, but the media is just s much to blame.
JB the Hutt will call this sham budget balanced. The Hutt couldn’t successfully balance a check book but take his word for it.
Illinois elects its dumbest.