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Most aldermen, most politicians are hos," corrupt Chicago Ald. Arenda Troutman said, rather famously, on federal tape. She wasn't speaking about gardening tools, was she? Troutman was talking about the politics of Chicago, which is, if you've forgotten, the political corruption capital of the United States. Troutman represented the South Side's 20th Ward. At her 2009 sentencing, she squirted a few tears, sobbed, prayed, begged and then got four years in federal prison anyway. And on Wednesday her replacement, Ald. Willie Cochran, a former Chicago police officer who campaigned as something of a corruption buster, was himself indicted on federal...

MUCH has been written about the infiltration and penetration of Islam into U.S. (western) public schools. More than a cesspool. Indubitably dangerous. islam-in-schools-2 BUT as is said, “it takes two to tango”, and the dance partners hail from radical reds to Islamist greens. The proofs are manifest and irrefutable. SO to examine how the situation evolved from “under the radar” indoctrination, to ALL OUT threats against students/parents (others as well) who refuse to bow down, it is imperative to internalize who is in league with whom. ON one side of this treacherous anti-American terrain lies the hierarchy of the Muslim...

How was it that 48 governors entered Race-to-the-Top without knowing outcomes? It was one of the many “crises” exploited by the Obama administration. While the public was focused on a series of radical moves coming in rapid-fire succession, like the health care bill and proposed trials and imprisonment of 9/11 terrorists on domestic soil, governors, worried about keeping school doors open, signed on. Many politicians and pundits praised Obama on this singular issue, repeating the official rhetoric about raising standards. It stands to reason, though, that education policies would be consistent with Obama’s agenda. After all, one of his most...

This from CSPAN's interview with Ayers on their BookTV, Ayers was taking questions, this one was about how would you advise Obama on Terrorism, these 2 are probably alot closer than people think,