Here some links to news and blog posts on the event!

It was also a pleasure to speak two days earlier at the TEA Party event in Palatine. I don’t have video (yet), but here’s a still:

If you thought Roland Burris was a harmless lame duck filling Barack Obama’s old U.S. Senate seat until next January, you were mistaken. Burris has taken advantage of his lack of accountability to try and overturn a longstanding military policy that would cause U.S. taxpayers to pay for military abortions — both overseas and in the states. Thursday, Burris’ amendment striking the current restriction on military abortions passed out of U.S. Senate Armed Service Committee in a 15 to 12 vote.

If Burris’ amendment becomes law, all military medical facilities will be required to provide unrestricted abortions, including for the purposes of sex selection as well as anytime in the pregnancy, from conception to baby’s birth.

Mississippi Senator Wicker led the discussion in opposition to Burris amendment:

The committee yesterday decided to reverse this long-standing policy and to say that indeed abortions, for whatever reason, will be performed in these facilities that are paid for by taxpayer expense that are there for the care of our service members to keep them healthy and to repair their injuries. We’re going to use those facilities for elective abortions. If this amendment stands — and I guarantee you it will be challenged on the floor of the House and Senate, with separate amendments — Members will be given a chance to vote on this separate issue.

But if this stands, our military installations, Fort Bragg, Columbus Air Force Base, Keesler Air Force Base in my home state of Mississippi, their medical facilities will be able to be used for abortions, performed late term, abortions performed for purposes of sex selection, abortions performed for any reason. Abortion-at-will will be the requirement for our military installations and the medical facilities on those installations.

Senator Burris’ website provides a response section here. Let him know what you think — after all, he still represents Illinoisans, whether he acknowledges it or not.

Tell me again how “no one is pro-abortion.” This guy certainly is.

(Cross-posted from Lake County Right to Life Blog.)

Starting from no experience, no name recognition, no organization, no money, and no party support, and running against an incumbent who had plenty of all of that, I ran an honest, issues-based campaign that I can be proud of. In early January, a telephone survey found I had 10% support among registered voters. Less than a month later, I finished with 38.11% of the actual vote.

Many people have encouraged me to run again. I’m open to the idea. But there are a number of factors beyond my certain control that will have to be taken into account. One of these, of course, is money.

I finished the campaign about $2,200 in debt. Since then, I’ve raised some money, but not enough to retire that debt. Too, if I were to run again, I’d want to have some money in the bank before I start.

If you’re someone who wants to see me run again for the state house, or some other office, please consider contributing by clicking on the “donate” button to the right. It’s the most effective thing you can do to make that happen.

And God bless you!

The Values Alliance Committee, together with the Republican Assembly of Lake County, Lake County Right to Life, the Northern Illinois Patriots, the 9-12 Patriots, the Lake County Tea Party,

Featured speakers:

Adam Andrzejewski, former gubernatorial candidate and founder of For the Good of Illinois, will speak on “Conservatism, and how you can make a difference.”

Dr. Arie Friedman, MD, former congressional candidate and practicing pediatrician, will speak on the healthcare reform.

Mother Mary Patrick of the Daughters of the Immaculata will speak on the role of faith in forming public policy.

Make your check payable to the Values Alliance Committee, and send it to: Values Alliance Committee, PO Box 153, Grayslake, IL 60030.

For more information, call Paul Mitchell, 847-693-6097
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-07-24
End Time: 10:00

Speakers to include:

+ David Schippers, lead counsel on the Clinton impeachment hearings and trial
+ Lake County Sherriff Mark Curran
+ Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler
+ Maria Rodriguez, Executive Director, For The Good of Illinois
+ Bruno Behrend, ExtremeWisdom.com and former host of the Extreme Wisdom Radio show on WKRS
+ Paul Mitchell, former legislative candidate, chairman of the Values Alliance Committee

More information to be posted as it becomes available!
Start Time: 13:00
Date: 2010-07-05
End Time: 16:00

Cash bar. Two financial appeals will be made.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-06-11
End Time: 21:00