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No! You don’t know how to run a campaign!

No! You don’t know how to run a campaign!

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

There are three things that the average man thinks he can do better than anybody else. Build a fire, run a hotel, and manage a

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The national GOP embraces obsolescence – part 2

The national GOP embraces obsolescence – part 2

July 11, 2023

The devil doesn’t come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you’ve ever wished for. – Author Tucker Max On

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The national GOP is embracing obsolescence

The national GOP is embracing obsolescence

July 6, 2023July 11, 2023

If you ignore the generation after yours, you will become obsolete very quickly. – Brad Paisley Last week we discussed the complete collapse of the

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Campaigning 101: Campaigning ain’t what it used to be! – part three

Campaigning 101: Campaigning ain’t what it used to be! – part three

June 28, 2023

Social media is an advertisement for the superficial extroverted self. – Hozier EXACTLY! I know our esteemed musician (Hozier) intended that declaration as a social

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Campaigning 101: Campaigning ain’t what it used to be! – part two

Campaigning 101: Campaigning ain’t what it used to be! – part two

June 21, 2023

You learn the hard way. That’s the thing with social media. Nobody knows what they’re doing. – Cameron Dallas When we last left off we

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Campaigning 101 – Campaigning ain’t what it used to be! – part one

Campaigning 101 – Campaigning ain’t what it used to be! – part one

June 14, 2023

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. – Confucius Ah yes! It’s late springtime when the Midwestern weather finally rises above the freezing

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The Democratic war on women

The Democratic war on women

July 19, 2022

If what you’re doing sounds like an Onion headline, you’ve gone too far. – Bill Maher on the Democratic Party The Democratic Party has officially

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The buck doesn’t stop with this Chairman!

The buck doesn’t stop with this Chairman!

December 16, 2021

Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. – Mitt Romney You may recall my recent stipulation that the current iteration of the Kane County

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On the perils of hurling the first rock!

On the perils of hurling the first rock!

December 14, 2021

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. – John 8:7 The Apostle’s recounting of Jesus’ sage advice should be particularly considered by

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The vast irony of the Democratic plague mitigations!

The vast irony of the Democratic plague mitigations!

November 11, 2021November 12, 2021

I decry the injustice of my wounds, only to look down and see that I am holding a smoking gun in one hand and a

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