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February 5, 2010
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ILLINOIS WAS THE FIRST PRIMARY OF 2010. On Feb. 2, Illinois held the first primary of the year. The race for Republican nomination for Governor is not yet decided - 3 men are almost tied. For Lt. Gov., 2 men are almost tied, Eagle Forum co-endorsed both of them. For U.S. Senate to fill Obama's old seat, the establishment candidate won because conservatives were divided and the candidate Eagle Forum endorsed ran a very inept campaign, refusing to accept Eagle Forum's advice. In Congressional districts where Republicans have a chance to pick up a seat, Eagle Forum-endorsed candidates won in 3 out of 4 districts. Illinois does not use run-off elections, so plurality nominees win.
IT'S THE INCREDIBLE, EXPANDING NATIONAL DEBT. President Obama and Congressional Democrats talk about "refus[ing] to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay." Yet they have already set us on a course over the past three years to do just that. According to the Republican Study Committee, "since taking the reigns on spending, President Obama and Congressional Democrats have already expanded our national debt limit by 38%!" Where was the Democrat Opposition? September 29, 2007 - The first increase in the national debt limit, H.J. Res. 43, on their watch became law, increasing the national debt to $9.815 trillion. 214 House Democrats (92%) voted to add $850 billion to the national debt. Senator Obama did not show up to vote. July 30, 2008 - The Democrats' first housing bailout, H.R. 3221 became law, increasing the national debt to $10.615 trillion. 227 House Democrats (96%) voted to add $800 billion to the national debt. Senator Obama expressed support but did not show up to vote. Oct. 3, 2008 - The Wall Street bailout, H.R. 1424 became law, increasing the national debt to $11.315 trillion.172 House Democrats (73%) and Senator Obama voted to add $700 billion to the national debt. Feb. 17, 2009 - The non-stimulus bill, H.R. 1, became law, increasing the national debt to $12.104 trillion. 246 House Democrats (96%) voted to add $789 billion to the national debt with President Obama's full support. Dec. 28, 2009 - A blatant debt boost, H.R. 4314, became law, increasing the national debt to $12.394 trillion. 218 House Democrats (84%) voted to add $290 billion to the national debt with President Obama's full support, once again. Democrats supported raising the limit again this week to 14.3 trillion, a $1.9 trillion debt limit increase.
Eagle Forum's National Chairman on Education Donna Hearne is this week's Eagle of the Week for hosting the 21st annual national Education Policy Conference in St. Louis. She took a big risk by arranging to have a national figure, Glenn Beck, come to St. Louis, to be the keynote speaker on Friday night. With over 6,500 tickets sold, it will be a night to remember! The main part of the conference includes a fantastic lineup including Phyllis Schlafly, Ted Baehr, Ann McElhinny, David Horowitz, Dr. Miriam Grossman, Sen. Rick Santorum, Ken Ferguson, Frank Gaffney, and many more! She expects a higher attendance than she has had in previous years. Don't worry if you can't make it, you can follow the conference on twitter @CCEPC. After the conference, you can buy the DVDs to show at a house meeting to energize other conservatives.
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