It’s always fun to hear from Dickie

By:  Diane Benjamin Sen Dick Durbin was on WJBC this morning.  Listen to his interview HERE Stumbling through harsh questions from Scott Laughlin (just kidding!), Dickie attempted to justify why he is a NO vote to confirm Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. “Gorsuch is out of the mainstream”. Obama appointed Elena Kagan and Sonia […]

Good Fairy Durbin

By:  Diane Benjamin http://www.kfvs12.com/story/32481217/il-sen-durbin-announces-28m-in-funding-for-housingcommunity-development Dickie Durbin is throwing YOUR money all over the state.  The war on poverty, launched under LBJ, should have completely eliminated it by now, but no.  Instead it enslaved people IN poverty.  Obviously throwing money at people doesn’t work.  That doesn’t stop Dickie however. Bloomington got some, not enough to do […]

Dump Durbin – Nov 2014

by:  Diane Benjamin Today our Senator Dick Durbin sent an email.  He is pushing for tax credits for companies keeping jobs in this country. Dickie:  The US has the highest corporate tax rates in the world!  Add in Illinois taxes and you have to realize why corporations are relocating to other countries and keeping their […]

High speed rail – ONE hour

by:  Diane Benjamin Did you know the West Market Street rail bridge is going to be closed for a year?  The City of Bloomington has the story on their website:  http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=563 So far high speed rail has cost $1.5 billion dollars.  (pocket change)  The project isn’t close to done, but when it is it will […]