Log Cabin Chicago Blog

How many times can we say “Thank You Springfield!”

You worked hard and exacted a compromise, fabulous!  I’m just curious about what exactly was compromised? Faced with a transit budget shortfall, the legislature passed an increase in the state sales tax.  Was the compromise, downsize the CTA or pass a tax hike? That doesn’t sound like much of a compromise to me. It sounds more like shifting the problem right onto the backs of taxpayers. At least legislators dragged their feet making it at least appear as though they were really working on a solution to the budget woes of the RTA.

According to the  Chicago Tribune, about 2,400 CTA employees and 200 Pace drivers and administrative workers would have been laid off had this $560 million tax increase failed to pass.  And approximately 160 routes would have been discontinued. That’s 16.25 employees per route!  This seems like more of a gift to organized labor than it is for public transportation users.

Taxing is easy, raising taxes isn’t a compromise, it’s a cop-out.

New Drug For Hillary Clinton Syndrome

LOL

Saltwater as Fuel!

No government subsidies needed for this gasoline alternative, just good ole American ingenuity. American’s have a long history of achieving a higher standard of living without legislative or financial incentives from the American government. Sometimes that motivation falls under the auspices of “the profit motive” in other cases, its stumbling upon a solution to a problem while focusing on solving a different problem. Watch the story of how this man searched for a cure to his wife’s cancer, and possibly discovers an alternative fuel!

• Regular Membership Meeting
• Red Lion Pub, 2446 N. Lincoln Ave, Upstairs (MAP)
• 7:00PM-9:00PM
• Guest Speaker - Collin Hitt - Illinois Policy Institute
  
• We’ll be discussing Charter Schools and Vouchers

Join us!

1. Seminar Beyond the Bible and Homosexuality: An Affirmation of Gay Christians includes lunch!

• Starts at 9am, pre-register or pay at the door.
• Center on Halsted’s Hoover-Leppen Theater, 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL
• $15 in advance (or $20 at door) INCLUDES LUNCH

2. Spirit of Lincoln Celebration

• Starts at 6:30pm
• Conact jsinovic@logcabin.org to RSVP
• $35 (dinner and drinks)
• Politicians to be honored include: Beth Coulson, Judy Baar Topinka and Mark Kirk

Some of you have had trouble posting comments to the blog…it was originally set up to require you to have a WordPress account in order to comment.  They are free and you can sign-up at wordpress.com. This was just a security measure to make sure those posting are who they say they are…

I’ve turned this functionality off, now you should be able to post comments easier, without signing up for an account.

Happy posting!

Our friend Jay Rigler heads up a group or the Chicago Aids Walk and allows us the opportunity to join him.

Last year we raised lot of money.  I raised enough to get the official Aids Walk sweatshirt, which came in handy on my cooler running days.  After the picturesque walk last year we went to Printer’s Row to have brunch.  Please join us this year in walking!  Visit the Log Cabin Team Page today to sign up to walk or to pledge your support.

The 2007 Chicago AIDS Run/Walk is Saturday September 15, 2007. If you are available that day, please volunteer to walk with the team. I would like to see as many Log Cabin Republicans as possible at this event, to show the unity we feel with the LGBT community in AIDS research and treatment.

Sign up now!

If you have any questions about the 2007 LCR-Chicago AIDS Run/Walk team, please contact our friend Jay at riglerjv@yahoo.com.

David sent out this email to parade participants, I thought i’d share it…

Hello Chicago 2007 LCR Pride Parade Participants:

I sit here tonight admittedly quite moved by some of the emails we’ve already received from our work throughout this past Chicago Pride week’s festivities.

First, I want to make sure that everyone knows how appreciative all the veterans were to all of you that volunteered your time to take part and help out with LCR’s mission this year. Some of you took the guest veterans our for cocktails or dinner, while some of you volunteered to make sure that the DADT postcards all got distributed during the Pride Parade. Whatever you did, it was noticed and appreciated. Not only that but I am so thankful that we have an organization that can rely on many to “answer the call” to further our noble endeavor. Thank you everyone for all the hard work that was put in to making 2007 Pride a successful event for LCR of Illinos/Chicago. Special thanks goes to Richard Lorenc and Eric Johanson for working on the Pride Committee, planning a successful week and making sure all the loose ends got tied up.

Continue reading ‘Thank You from David’

You can visit our online store and purchase LCR Chicago branded merchandise. Make sure you have a few items in time for the up coming Pride activities! A portion of the proceeds goes into our coffers. Merchandise includes: hats, tee shirts, sweatshirts and shorts! Doesn’t everyone need a tee shirt with a rainbow elephant?