Bean To Soldiers: Keep Fighting, No Reward.

The US House of Representatives today actually did the right thing and blocked a new funding request for the Iraq war. Your local representative, Melissa Bean, voted for more funding. Democrats finally recognize that the war is misguided and take a small step to end it, but our Republican in Democrat clothing apparently decided that our soldiers need to keep fighting a war that was lost as soon as it began.

You would think that Bean would at least want to reward the soldiers for their hard and dangerous work, right? No. Apparently she does not. The House also voted for an expanded GI Bill that would help returning soldiers get a four year degree. I think this is about the least we can do, but Bean voted "No." Just what does she find so galling about helping our soldiers get education for a job when they leave the armed forces? Does she really want them to suffer like many Vietnam War veterans? I'm sure she doesn't really want them to suffer, but she just doesn't care. She's willing spend our tax money in a give away to defense contractors (i.e. big donors), but not a penny on those who are risking their lives with that money.

Filing

Monday (11/5) was the deadline for filing petitions for the primary. I have to say that the State Board of Elections is very well run and efficient. They had on hand the required forms, hole puncher, clips, and notaries public. The filing process itself was very easy and painless. The employees were helpful and friendly. Simply stated, I was very impressed.

I have been keeping an eye on their website (http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandFilSOffice.aspx?id+21). On this page you can view not only who has filed, but who has requested to view or copy the petitions. On the deadline day Bean apparently had someone there to copy all the petitions. Someone by the name of Aaron Gordon requested and received copies of all petitions for the 8th district (except Bean's). Clearly she is worried, otherwise she'd never bother to pull primary petitions for other parties. It should be fun; I know for a fact that no challenge of Randi Scheurer's petitions will be successful. It would be stupid of her to challenge my petition or a Republican petition. Of course, I've never accused the Democrat establishment of having any intelligence.

Anyway, you heard it here first - Bean is afraid that she's going to lose and she's getting paranoid.