Jeff Wartman

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With the removal of Governor Rod Blagojevich from office, a new era has begun in Illinois politics.  However, the national media seems to have a lot of misconceptions about what’s going on with Rod Blagojevich.  Unfortunately, ignorance of the laws and procedures of the state of Illinois are giving some the wrong idea that Blagojevich [...]

Well, it looks like my article The Future of Limited Government has been making the rounds.  My article has been featured at:
Tenth Amendment Center
Libertarian Republican Blog
Australian Libertarian Society Thoughts on Freedom Blog
This post will be updated as more are added.

Over at LP.org, Donny Ferguson shows us another example of hypocrisy…
Even though Obama proposes job-destroying tax hikes on employers who emit carbon dioxide, the Institute for Liberty reports his $170 million inauguration had a total “carbon footprint” of 575,000,000 pounds.
According to the EPA, the average American coal-fired power plant produces 10,237,509,070 pounds of CO2 per [...]

We’ve all heard it.  In the last couple months, the refrain of “deregulation and lack of government intervention” caused the financial crisis we’re currently working through.  However, a quick look back shows that this wasn’t the case.  In fact, it’s pretty clear that the real cause is the exact opposite:  the crisis was caused by [...]

If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all. – Jacob Hornberger.
Every four years, voters in the United States are given a choice between two major party candidates in the Presidential election.  We are often told that either of these candidates are the “mainstream” candidates and if you [...]

Here’s an excerpt from a great column about why Tim Geithner’s tax problems signal a larger need for tax reform.
But one thing that the debate about what Geithner knew, and when he knew it, hasn’t sparked is a discussion about the dense and increasingly obscure nature of our tax system. It’s an issue that we [...]

While it’s no secret I disagree with most of President Obama’s policy initiatives, I need to say one thing on this historic day.
Today is a great day for our country.  While we haven’t solved our issues with race, by electing Mr. Obama as President we have moved one step closer.  Despite policy differences, all reasonable [...]

Wayne Allyn Root has illustrated the truth about the failed liberal fiscal policies in California.
The latest reports are out- and there’s good news and bad news for California. The good news is that California leads the nation. The bad news is that California leads the nation in deficit, debt and the amount of residents escaping [...]

From the Illinois Republican Party
Roland Burris was sworn in as the junior Senator from Illinois. But in reality he is the junior Senator from Blagojevich.
The voters didn’t select Roland Burris, their impeached Governor did. He didn’t win this seat by promising to fight for the people of Illinois, he got it by being Blagojevich’s loyal [...]

Here’s a classic tidbit from Ron Paul.  The full article is here.
Contrary to the belief of many, the goal of the economy is not job creation. [...]