Uncle Harley Posted November 28, 2011 at 07:50 PM Share Posted November 28, 2011 at 07:50 PM I would surely think this guy would be an asset to the senate for us. I somehow got on his news list when I sent e-mails to all the reps on 148 and I like what he has been saying and doing in the House. http://www.facebook.com/notes/jason-barickman/representative-jason-barickman-files-nominating-petitions-for-illinois-state-sen/229520047116258 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashdump Posted November 28, 2011 at 11:51 PM Share Posted November 28, 2011 at 11:51 PM I would surely think this guy would be an asset to the senate for us. I somehow got on his news list when I sent e-mails to all the reps on 148 and I like what he has been saying and doing in the House. http://www.facebook....229520047116258 His district borders mine. I think he's GTG on the 2A. Some of the folks in-the-know- that I know, say though that for a young man, he's already entrenched in party politics (the "R" variety, that is)....and we all know that the ILGOP is about as useful as hemmorhoids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billzfx4 Posted November 29, 2011 at 02:25 AM Share Posted November 29, 2011 at 02:25 AM ....and we all know that the ILGOP is about as useful as hemmorhoids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwing Posted December 2, 2011 at 08:54 PM Share Posted December 2, 2011 at 08:54 PM His district borders mine. I think he's GTG on the 2A. Some of the folks in-the-know- that I know, say though that for a young man, he's already entrenched in party politics (the "R" variety, that is)....and we all know that the ILGOP is about as useful as hemmorhoids. Well. They may be far from perfect, but they’re far superior to the Illinois Dem Party (a.k.a. the Chicago machine.) There are a small handful of good Dem politicians in Illinois, but those Dems are bucking the trend. While there are a large bunch of good Republican politicians in Illinois, and only a handful of poor ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted December 6, 2011 at 05:56 PM Share Posted December 6, 2011 at 05:56 PM It all comes down to the individuals and the people in charge of the parties. I suspect the reference to the GOP was not regarding their perspectives / platforms; but rather their organization or lack thereof. If you question how disorganized / dysfunctional the GOP has been on both state and national levels, just look at the mess that lead to Obama becoming a US Senator, the 25 GOP Gubernatorial candidates on the primary last time, or the US GOP debates where they are bashing the heck out of each other rather than focusing on Obama. As to the Democrats... They are much more organized. Many of us just don't like their perspective / platforms. If Madigan is strongly against something, it doesn't often happen in the state legislature. Chicago doesn't have so much of the population that it should be able to determines statewide elections. That is collectively our fault. We need to elect pro-second amendment legislators regardless of party. I've had both Dem and Rep reps and all were solid second amendment supporters. Those Dems though need to hold their leadership's toes in the flame. I still wonder if negotiations are ongoing regarding the CME/Sears tax breaks and LTC. If they aren't, I wonder why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzle Posted December 6, 2011 at 09:30 PM Share Posted December 6, 2011 at 09:30 PM We need to elect pro-second amendment legislators regardless of party. I've had both Dem and Rep reps and all were solid second amendment supporters. Those Dems though need to hold their leadership's toes in the flame. I still wonder if negotiations are ongoing regarding the CME/Sears tax breaks and LTC. If they aren't, I wonder why not. I agree with what you say to a certain extent. The problem with electing a Democrat, even a pro 2nd Amendment Democrat, it keeps Cullerton and Madigan in their position of power. It will take a huge surge of Republicans to be elected to boot them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinisnare Posted December 7, 2011 at 02:23 AM Share Posted December 7, 2011 at 02:23 AM Jason is good to go on our 2a issues. Comes from a farming family. Only thing I can fault him on is working for Edgar in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailterry Posted December 7, 2011 at 03:01 AM Share Posted December 7, 2011 at 03:01 AM DEM or GOP We are all here, on this site, for the same reason and thats our 2nd amemdment right. Just too bad there is so much favor for favor politics out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashdump Posted December 7, 2011 at 06:14 AM Share Posted December 7, 2011 at 06:14 AM His district borders mine. I think he's GTG on the 2A. Some of the folks in-the-know- that I know, say though that for a young man, he's already entrenched in party politics (the "R" variety, that is)....and we all know that the ILGOP is about as useful as hemmorhoids. Well. They may be far from perfect, but they're far superior to the Illinois Dem Party (a.k.a. the Chicago machine.) There are a small handful of good Dem politicians in Illinois, but those Dems are bucking the trend. While there are a large bunch of good Republican politicians in Illinois, and only a handful of poor ones. There are good on both sides. I didn't say Jason was bad either. I'm just saying that neither party has our best interests at heart. They both belong to their respective masters (of which we are not) I helped a local candidate out who ran on the "R" ticket. I saw some questionable things with respect to the party. I also did not even get a reply from the ILGOP when I complained about the 3 R's who broke ranks on HB148. That's piss poor management at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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