In Madison County and Illinois Government

I heard a recent comment about Illinois Government and then it was likened the Madison County Government as well.
So things had been going pretty sweet for a while politically besides everyone hating Bush. It can always be made to look like there is great struggles and decision making going on in these forums, but there are a lot of times where not much is being done. Granted this is some peoples opinions and not everyone's, I just thought it was funny.
What they thought of was that the perfect song for our current government is Party in the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus.

So here it is folks, put to it what you will, but what was being said was funny and I had to put this up here:

Metro East Young Democrats

Madison County has a new representative group for their Democratic Party.
The Metro East Young Democrats will be the work behind the campaigns, community service and events.

The group is always looking to build to their team of motivated Democrats who are ready to make a difference.

Save Illinois Map Grants

Funding has been cut for the 2010 Spring semesters MAP Grants in Illinois.

This is a huge hit to our states students and funding must be reinstated.

You can check out the support site for getting these MAP Grants back in place here at: www.SaveIllinoisMAPgrants.org

Their mission states:
"The mission of Save Illinois MAP Grants is to rally public support and urge students and parents to take immediate action to spur state lawmakers to restore full-year awards made under the Monetary Award Program (MAP) for the 2009-10 academic year and to preserve and expand future funding for MAP."

This is an integral piece of funding that assists a staggering number of students afford attending college every year.

Thank You!

John Bracamontes

Re-Election Ideas

Re-Election Ideas for Madison County

As far as votes and participation go our State Legislators out of Madison County have represented the people. So I would say give them all another term.
Some of our other legislators in the state you could say are performing at a sub-par level.

We also need to have a strong Democratic Candidate run against John Shimkus, because this guy is nothing but trouble for our State and Country. Check out this wild post where people are really speaking out against Shimkus: http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/1854028/replies?c=9

February Primary - Politics and You

The 2010 Election Cycle has begun.

There are many candidates up for election and re-election. Many politicians are fighting for the same seat and many have different ideas and platforms.

But through all of this craziness I implore you to take interest in the leaders looking to represent you and explore what they are all about.
What are they really looking to do and how will they do it?

Make an effort to read the paper and online articles, send them a letter, call them on the phone. Get all the facts and make a decision.

Then please one of the most important things to remember is to go vote!

Illinois Takes on a Temporary Budget

So Governor Quinn approved a temporary budget that was proposed.

This budget is based on more borrowing and does not include the massive cuts to government programs or any tax hikes according to previous proposals. But later this year the budget will be revisited and more choices will have to be made on cuts and taxes.

As far as tax hikes go, word is that due to the need for more votes to pass a tax increase it will not happen until January when only a majority is needed. This is seen as a strategy for incumbents who if raised taxes now or later this year would get pummeled by the media and voters would be angry. But if done in January then the primary is right around the corner and has less of an impact.

Governor Quinn Signs a Capital Bill

This $31 billion bill is expected to create thousands of jobs and help rebuild the State’s crumbling infrastructure.

Approximately $200 Million is going to Southwestern Illinois Road and Bridge Projects.



Quinn is putting off his tax increase request, but is definitely a maneuver.

Quinn is hurting himself as he tries to push off negative attention to the House Members and the House Members are also hurting themselves as they try to push off negative attention at Governor Quinn. It really is a lose lose currently and these guys need to step up and figure out something that will work.

People are not going to be very happy when an unbalanced budget last throughout the remainder of the year and continues to threaten and harm vital programs. And leads to more jobs cuts in certain industries.