Chicago Daily Observer

On March 5 GOP county committeemen elected a political neophyte, Lee Roupas, the chairman of the Cook county Republican party. With the backing of former chair Liz Gorman and ally Maureen Murphy, among others. he received roughly 102,000 votes to defeat long-time GOP loyalist and Northfield township committeewoman June O’Donoghue, who received 74,000 votes.

Roupas says he’ll work to strengthen the county GOP, but initial signs aren’t encouraging. I sincerely hope I’m proven wrong, as I want to see a revitalized county GOP to counterbalance Democratic corruption.

So I’m puzzled and disheartened by what county Republicans apparently consider to be qualified leadership. Roupas was head of the Young Republicans at George Washington University in 2004. That same year he lost a race for president of the student association in a 32–68 per cent landslide. In 2006 Roupas fresh out of college was elected committeeman for Palos ... Read More...

“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are,

Anything your heart desires will come to you…”

The lyrics sung by Walt Disney’s Jimminy Cricket are the perfect words for some political campaigns today.

The stages are set, the audience is carefully selected, the lights are at the ready, and the candidates walk in like rock stars to huge applause. When the audience finally quiets, the politicians speak words of wonder to the enthralled attendees.

They promise to take care of your health and hospitalization, give you money if you don’t have a job, house you – and, if you don’t pay the mortgage on your house, bail you out of it—.

They promise hope.

The cheers go up. Some people swoon. Camera flash bulbs pop.

There’s more pandemonium. And then, on just the right beat, the politicians continue with their promises to grant all wishes. They ... Read More...