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.
Since when are the demofilth constrained by inflation? Their desire and need to steal your money knows no limits. Leeches don’t stop sucking blood until they are removed or the host dies. Since you won’t remove them, the host will die.
For the IL public union workers and retirees, that’s extraordinarily good news.
That’s bad enough. But given all those revenue increases, has any service related to the county gotten any better? Schools, parks, health care, jail, roads–anything? Of course not. So we have basically received no benefit from all those funds just frittered away.
Yep, and I’d guess that government payroll, and especially pensions rose faster that inflation too.
Yes, in Illinois, increasing bloat is always a high priority.
Thanks to all the morons who voted for Preckwinkle. She’s never heard the term “cut spending.”
Ralph Martire never talks about this. He always likes to harp on that adjusted for inflation, Illinois spends less money over his time frames he uses. He thinks that we aren’t taxed enough and wants to expand taxes to services.
Thats because politicians like to use our money like its their personal bank accounts.
One change – …. because Dem politicians like to use our money like its their personal bank accounts.