Jeff Ward

Real Conservatives Accept the Consequences

Here's how you can tell a real conservative from the overabundant fake kind!

If you listen to half of the Patch commenters, you’d think I’m a flaming liberal, radical progressive or whatever pejorative term Fox News is using this for people who think for themselves. But those commenters' comments could not be further from the truth. I challenge you to find one column where I’ve defended the left, or God forbid, Democrats. In fact, I’ll be willing to stipulate that the only thing worse than an Illinois Republican is an Illinois Democrat. There’s a really good reason they’re the party of the jackass! If that doesn’t convince you, if I’m the leftist poster child you insist I am, then please explain my consistent support for Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen. I’ll wait … Can’t do it, can ya? Here’s the truth! …

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Mike Bruno

2:10 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013

@Terry: I am hopeful that this past shellacking will hearken the return to moderation for the GOP. But then I thought the *2008* shellacking would hearken the return to moderation and intellect for the GOP. I will admit to becoming somewhat jaded on the matter. If Jindal invokes the "rape" comments as "stupid", it remains to be seen whether he believes them stupid because they were ignorant of …   more ›