John Dyslin

Adventures in Protesting 2: Kooks on the Loose

As everyone knows, Chicago endured a few thousand “visitors” who protested against the NATO Summit this past weekend. On Friday, the National Nurses United held a rally in which its main message was to tax Wall Street in...

Adventures in Protesting, Part 1

So, NATO came to Chicago. NATO has now left Chicago. Protesters came to Chicago. Unfortunately, protesters are slow to leave Chicago. For nearly a week, a variety of characters protesting a variety of causes invaded the Windy City...

Sending Out an SOS

The country is $16 TRILLION in debt and growing. The interest on the debt soon will be the largest government expenditure. Medicare will be broke in about 10 years. Social Security will be broke in about 20 years. And all...

The Media's Thrills and Chills

There was no doubting that the mainstream media would be in the tank for President Obama. It certainly was in 2007-8. However, at this early stage the media has not only been in the tank for Obama, but...

Illinois Taxpayers Own ‘Taxmageddon’ Looms

Earlier this week I spoke about the impending federal tax increases that loom for mainly middle and lower class citizens come 2013. The Bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of 2012, which means all the rates on all...

'Taxmageddon' Storm to Hit in 2013

A confluence of circumstances will create the Perfect Storm for taxpayers come 2013 in what is being billed as “Taxmageddon.” Unless something happens, be prepared to take a huge hit to your wallet next year.About $500 billion...

Let the Veep Games Begin

Now that Gov. Mitt Romney’s coronation to official Republican presidential candidate status is all but official, the talk is moving to who he will choose as his running mate. Let the Veep Games begin!For nearly a...

Wisconsin Governor Shows Illinois the Way

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker spoke at the Illinois Policy Institute April 20 in which he effectively dissected the differences between near-bankrupt Illinois and the moving forward state of Wisconsin.While Illinois raised taxes on individuals and businesses last year...

It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World

We’ve herd (misspell intentional) a lot about the Romney’s dog Shamus being put in a crate and then on top of the car when the family took a vacation 30 years ago. Apparently the dog had...

A Gadfly on the Attack

I’ve thought long and hard about whether I should write about conservative gadfly William Kelly and his assault on various conservatives and conservative groups. I’ve never met William Kelly. I just know him via others, various...

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