A six by eleven inch post card concerning the Democrats income tax hike follows by about a week David McSweeney’s first mailing, a biographical piece.

The address side follows:

The address side of Dave McSweeney's second mailing pledged to fight for repeal of the Democrats' 67% income tax increase.

Below is the back side:

Here's the flip side of Dave McSweeney's anti-tax hike piece.

McSweeney labels himself  “an independent conservative” who will bring “real change.”

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While I was at Sam’s Club tonight, I talked to one of the employees. I was telling about the cold, driving rain predicted for Wednesday and how one had to be nuts to stay in Illinois for the winter.
He told me a friend who is a security guard had just moved to Florida.

I asked him why.

The answer?

Illinois taxes and better job opportunities in Florida.

McHenry County Blog has a regular reader who has taken his small business to Florida. Six or seven local people lost their jobs when he left.