No Republicans in Illinois

A State with No Republicans by James A. Hall

The State of Illinois. Think about this. Some interesting data on the 'state' of Illinois ... There are more people on welfare in Illinois than there are people working. Chicago pays the highest wages to teachers than anywhere else in the U.S. averaging $110,000/year. Their pensions average 80-90% of their income.

Wow, are Illinois and Chicago great or what? Be sure to read till the end. I've never heard it explained better. Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago ? Body count: In the last six months, 292 killed (murdered) in Chicago . 221 killed in Iraq ; AND Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the entire US.

Here's the Chicago chain of command: President: Barack Hussein Obama · Senator: Dick Durbin · House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr. · Governor: Pat Quinn · House leader: Mike Madigan · Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike) · Mayor: Rohm Emanuel · The leadership in Illinois - all Democrats. ·

Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago . · Of course, they're all blaming each other. · Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! · Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!  State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! >> Cook County ( Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!

This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois and he is going to 'fix' Washington politics for us?  George Ryan is no longer Governor, he is in the prison.  He was replaced by Rob Blajegovitch who is that's right, also in the prison.  And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned a couple of weeks ago, because he is fighting to not be sent to...that's right, prison. The Land of Lincoln , where our governors make our license plates. But you know what? As long as they keep providing entitlements to the population of Chicago, nothing is going to change, except the state will go broke before the country does.

"One of the penalties of not participating in politics is that you will be governed by your inferiors." - Plato

“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" ... Winston Churchill

Source: Democratic Underground.com, November 7, 2013, by James A. Hall, posted by Juagen, democraticunderground.com,  Note: I received the following email from a conservative friend. I have tried to find a rebuttal, but have failed to locate one. I'm sure there are plenty of DUers who have some facts to add to this corruption of information . HELP!  -  Juagen

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"Anybody who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." Don’t forget Detroit another good example.

Some of you might find these data interesting. ALL SHOULD. There are actually two messages here. The first is very interesting, but the second is absolutely astounding -- and explains a lot!

A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.

Dorothy Hallden 12/28/13

UN International Health Organization Survey

Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:  U.S. ---- 65%  

England -- 46%   Canada -- 42%

Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months:  U.S. -- 93%

England -- 15%   Canada -- 43%

Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:  U.S. --- 90%

England --- 15%  Canada --- 43%

Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:   U.S. ---- 77%

England --- 40%   Canada --- 43%

Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:  U.S. ---- 71

England ------ 14     Canada ------ 18

Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":  U.S. ---- 12%

England ------ 2%     Canada ------ 6%

And now for the last statistic:

National Health Insurance?  U.S. ------ NO

England ------ YES     Canada ------ YES

And check this last set of statistics from PolitiFact.com, October 8, 2012:

The percentage of each past president's cabinet who had worked in the private business sector prior to their appointment to the cabinet.....You know what the private business sector is. A real-life business, not a Government job. Here are the percentages:

T. Roosevelt …......... . 38%

Taft...............................40%

Wilson  ........................ 52%

Harding......................... 49%

Coolidge....................... 48%

Hoover ..........................42%

F. Roosevelt.................. 50%

Truman...........................50%

Eisenhower.................... 57%

Kennedy........................ 30%

Johnson..........................47%

Nixon...............................53%

Ford.................................42%

Carter..............................32%

Reagan............................56%

GH Bush..........................51%

Clinton .............................39%

GW Bush..........................55%

Obama.............................. 8%

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This helps to explain the incompetence of this administration: only 8% of them have ever worked in private business!

 That's right! Only eight percent -- the least, by far, of the last 19 presidents! And these people are trying to tell our big Corporations how to run their business?

 How can the president of a major nation and society, the one with the most successful economic system in world history, stand and talk about business when he's never worked for one? Or about jobs when he has never really had one? And when it's the same for 92% of his senior staff and closest

advisers? They've spent most of their time in academia, Government and/or non-profit jobs or as "community organizers." They should have been in an employment line.

Dorothy Hallden 12/28/13