Family PAC Chicago River Cruise Features Conservative Politicians, Activists – Part 6

This is article number 6 that McHenry County Blog has published about the people who attended Paul Caprio’s August Family PAC cruise. In the first, U.S. Senator and Dr. Tom Coburn’s take on the health care debate. The rest are … Continue reading

Earmarks in the Health & Human Services and Labor Budgets – Part 3

Taxpayers for Common Sense made it relatively painless to find the projects that Illinois congressmen claimed credit for in this year’s budget. We have looked at Melissa Bean’s, Jerry Costello’s, Danny Davis’ and Dick Durbin’s previously. Today we see ex-Chicago … Continue reading

The Illinois Congressional Pork Report

Taxpayers for Common Sense have totaled up the congressional earmarks in the budget bill being voted on this week. I was reminded of that when I read an editorial cartoon sent to me by my Joplin, Missouri, brother-in-law. It was … Continue reading