The Illinois Republican Party is hard at work in Decatur discussing how best to combat the rising tide of influence, and power, and corruption of the Chicago Democrats, not just on the state scene where the Machine of Corruption already holds total domination, but also how to stop them from taking hold of the White House.

Well, old King Rod didn't bother to PERSONALLY attend any of the town meetings held this week in three (downstate) communities, where virtually everyone - and I stress everyone - blasted his action at canceling nearly every single downstate improvement project that had been included in the Legislature's budget.