Illinois Reviewtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2479892013-05-20T09:00:00-05:00crossroads of the conservative communityTypePadIRS Protests Planned Across Illinois Tuesdaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201901c5bc887970b2013-05-20T09:00:00-05:002013-05-19T19:10:45-05:00By Ulysses Arn - On Tuesday May 21st at noon, frustrated citizens are planning to protest across the nation in front of IRS locations. Tea Party Patriots are urging taxpayers upset about the way the Obama Administration has been harassing...Usofarnhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/irs-protest-across-illinois-tuesday.htmlAP CEO says DOJ probe has already had chilling effect on newstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2019102571606970c2013-05-20T08:30:00-05:002013-05-20T08:53:32-05:00WASHINGTON - Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt said Sunday on Face the Nation that the Department of Justice's seizure of the AP's phone records has already set into motion a chilling effect on news gathering. Pruitt said government...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/ap-ceo-says-doj-probe-has-already-had-chilling-effect-on-news.htmlWe've Seen the Effect of "Amnesty" Beforetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e20192aa1a2feb970d2013-05-20T08:00:00-05:002013-05-20T08:00:00-05:00By Edwin Meese III - Experts can't always predict exactly how public policy will affect the nation, despite our best efforts. But when it comes to immigration policy, we have tried many of the types of reforms advocated by today's...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/weve-seen-the-effect-of-amnesty-before.htmlLet's Exploit Liberal Hypocrisytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2019102563868970c2013-05-20T06:10:39-05:002013-05-20T06:10:39-05:00By Kurt Schlichter - Some establishment types are shaking their heads as they warn conservatives that we must not politicize the Administration’s Benghazi bungling, its Obamacare shakedowns, its AP records grab or its IRS abuses. Like hell we mustn’t. We...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/lets-exploit-liberal-hypocrisy.htmlA Pentecostal Lesson for Politics Tootag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201910251842b970c2013-05-19T17:57:00-05:002013-05-19T17:04:23-05:00By John F. Di Leo - The feast of Pentecost is the celebration of one of the most important moments in church history. It commemorates the day when, after the Resurrection of the Lord, the Holy Spirit gave the Faithful...John F. Di Leohttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/a-pentecostal-lesson-for-politics-too.htmlObama’s Triple Crown of Scandalstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e20191024f601b970c2013-05-19T17:01:52-05:002013-05-19T17:01:52-05:00By Teri O'Brien - There will be no Triple Crown winner, but we do have a troika of Obama scandals, all of which were in the news this week. This morning on CNN, a gleeful Jessica “Barack Just Smiled at...warriorprincesshttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/obamas-triple-crown-of-scandals-plus-gun-control-helped-kill-her-husband-today-on-the-teri-obrien-sh.htmlIs it irrelevant where the President was during the Benghazi attack?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e20192aa19e7e8970d2013-05-19T16:59:21-05:002013-05-19T16:59:21-05:00"The President was in the White House, he was kept up to date ..." is all Chris Wallace could could get out of White House advisor David Pfeiffer as to where the President was during the Benghazi attack on 9/11/2012....IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/is-it-irrelevant-where-the-president-was-during-the-benghazi-attack.html40 years ago ... Watergate Hearingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e20192aa17c675970d2013-05-19T10:33:43-05:002013-05-19T10:46:26-05:00If you weren't alive or not paying attention in 1973, listen to Nixon White House Counsel John Dean's opening testimony to Congress after the hearings commenced May 17 1973: The administration, Dean said, was concerned about anti-administration demonstrations, specifically those...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/40-years-ago-this-week-watergate-hearings.htmlIRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Waytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e20191024aab22970c2013-05-19T09:00:00-05:002013-05-19T09:00:00-05:00Chicago Tribune's John Kass explained Saturday how he learned about the Chicago Way from his family - who learned early after coming to America from Greece that there were certain things you just didn't do if you had a business...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/irs-scandal-a-reminder-of-how-i-learned-about-the-chicago-way.htmlCover Up: IRS hid existence of Tea Party targeting documentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb5007d5970d2013-05-18T18:00:00-05:002013-05-18T18:00:00-05:00The Internal Revenue Service denied the existence of any documents related to its policy of targeting Tea Party organizations in response to a 2010 Freedom of Information Act request, even though such documents were later discovered by the IRS inspector...Illinois Reviewhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/cover-up-irs-hid-existence-of-tea-party-targeting-documents.htmlNew Study: U.S. Legal System Is World’s Most Costlytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201901c528646970b2013-05-18T17:30:00-05:002013-05-18T20:56:48-05:00The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today released a study by NERA Economic Consulting showing that the U.S. has the world’s most costly legal system as a share of its economy. Click here to view the full report....Illinois Reviewhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/new-study-us-legal-system-is-worlds-most-costly.htmlBreitbart, the Tea Party's Reagantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb4fade0970d2013-05-18T15:39:44-05:002013-05-18T15:47:38-05:00By Fran Eaton - I am not, nor was I ever, a Breitbart groupie. However, I highly recommend you head over to iTunes and download "Hating Breitbart." The film - released this week - had the only public showing in...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/breitbart-the-tea-partys-reagan.htmlOberweis defends medical marijuana: "Why not let them try it?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb4efc3a970d2013-05-18T13:15:41-05:002013-05-18T13:15:41-05:00AURORA - State Senator Jim Oberweis (R-Aurora) surprised Capitol observers Friday when he, along with two other Republicans, voted to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois. HB 1, which passed the House earlier this year, will now proceed to Governor Quinn,...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/oberweis-defends-medical-marijuana-why-not-let-them-try-it.htmlNJ citizen ousted from Senate hearing for criticizing gun control bill (video)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201901c5101b5970b2013-05-18T11:33:45-05:002013-05-18T15:03:28-05:00Does any Illinois Review reader think something like this could happen in Springfield as the last two weeks of a legislative session riddled with conceal carry controversy and emotional debate are upon us? Check out what happened in New Jersey...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/new-jersey-resident-ousted-from-senate-hearing-for-criticizing-gun-control-bill-video.htmlTime for Illinois conservative ladies to get "pumped up" Thursday nighttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb4e1681970d2013-05-18T10:30:18-05:002013-05-18T10:35:10-05:00JOLIET - If you've heard distant rumble from Chicago's far southwestern suburbs, it may have been another storm approaching in a soggy northern Illinois spring, or it may have been the rumble of a political earthquake in Will County. It's...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/time-for-illinois-conservative-ladies-to-get-pumped-up-thursday-night.htmlDuffy and Franks pass legislation to eliminate transit board members benefitstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e20191024620e1970c2013-05-18T09:16:24-05:002013-05-18T09:16:24-05:00SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate unanimously passed House Bill 140, a bi-partisan measure sponsored by State Senator Dan Duffy (R-Lake Barrington). Duffy worked with State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) to pass the legislation, which would eliminate benefits packages currently afforded...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/duffy-and-franks-pass-legislation-to-eliminate-transit-board-members-benefits.htmlIL U.S. Senator Durbin encouraged IRS harassment in 2010tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201901c4bacdb970b2013-05-18T08:30:00-05:002013-05-20T06:19:35-05:00WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service began intensely questioning Tea Party and Patriot groups in 2010, but first started probing prolife groups as early as June of 2009, six months into the Obama Administration. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin prodded the...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/durbin-urged-irs-to-investigate-crossroads-gps-in-2010-1.htmlBarickman Says Marijuana Bill Circumvents Federal Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201901c4883dc970b2013-05-18T07:53:19-05:002013-05-18T07:53:19-05:00SPRINGFIELD- State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) opposed legislation Friday allowing the legalization of marijuana for some medical uses. House Bill 1 passed the Senate 35-21. The bill allows a patient who meets certain regulations to possess up to 2.5 ounces...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/barickman-says-marijuana-bill-circumvents-federal-law.htmlLimbaugh opines on IRS questioning content of prolife group's prayerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb4908e2970d2013-05-17T22:38:12-05:002013-05-17T23:09:49-05:00National conservative talk show host Rush LImbaugh featured a segment about Congressman Aaron Schock's questions at Friday's IRS hearing. Schock asked if former Acting Commissioner Steven Miller thought it appropriate to ask a prolife group the content of their members'...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/limbaugh-opines-about-schocks-questions-at-irs-hearing.htmlRerun: Those 5 questions you might want to ask your boss about medical pottag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb463928970d2013-05-17T15:30:00-05:002013-05-17T15:30:00-05:00SPRINGFIELD - Since HB 1 passed the Senate and is on its way to the Governor's desk, maybe this list of questions Illinois Review suggested earlier this week should be on your refrigerator - to ask your boss next week:...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/rerun-those-5-questions-you-might-want-to-ask-your-boss-about-medical-pot.htmlSchock asks about IRS harassment of pro life groups tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb45fa8a970d2013-05-17T14:15:00-05:002013-05-17T14:41:46-05:00Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock (IL-17) asked IRS acting Commissioner Steven Miller about the questions prolife groups were asked as far back as 2009, first brought to light by Chicago-based Thomas More Society: Related articles Schock: "How far IRS went in...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/schock-asks-about-ir-harassment-of-pro-life-groups-.htmlState Rep. angry that small biz owners disrespected by Democrat committee chairtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb45aa05970d2013-05-17T14:00:00-05:002013-05-17T12:55:47-05:00SPRINGFIELD - State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) was angered during a recent Small Business Empowerment committee hearing when, after forcing small business owners from around the state to wait hours to testify, the chairman of the committee quickly cut off...Illinois Reviewhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/state-rep-angry-that-small-biz-owners-disrespected-by-democrat-committee-chair.htmlthe news ... illustratedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201901c482fc3970b2013-05-17T13:30:00-05:002013-05-17T13:30:00-05:00"Obama recently warned some college graduates against being all worried about government tyranny, and Obama has good reason to warn you against that because worrying about government tyranny is the exact sort of thing that will get you audited. Or,...Illinois Reviewhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/the-news-illustrated-3.htmlBREAKING: Medical Marijuana passes IL Senate, next to Quinn's desktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e2017eeb45c3ab970d2013-05-17T13:16:30-05:002013-05-17T13:24:56-05:00SPRINGFIELD - After a lengthy debate on the Senate floor Friday afternoon, State Senator William Haine (D-Alton) was successful in getting the Illinois Senate to legalize medical marijuana in a 35 to 21 vote. The Illinois House passed HB 1...IRhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/breaking-medical-marijuana-passes-il-senate-next-to-quinns-desk.htmlHultgren outraged over IRS abusetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515c5469e201901c482b3c970b2013-05-17T13:00:00-05:002013-05-17T12:39:54-05:00WASHINGTON, DC - In response to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) admission that they targeted conservative-leaning groups during the 2012 campaign, Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14) responded: "As if we needed further evidence of the extreme lengths this President and his...Illinois Reviewhttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/05/hultgren-outraged-over-irs-abuse.html