by John Guevara | Nov 30, 2022 | State and National Issues, Winnebago County Issues
We hear it all the time. “Republicans lose because they’re not conservative enough!” But we also hear something like this, “The Republican Party absorbed the Deep South Democrats and became racist,” or something like that. Sound familiar? I think many people feel that...
by John Guevara | Nov 23, 2022 | State and National Issues, Winnebago County Issues
The election results are in and certified. A good Republican friend of mine shot me a note asking,”Have you written on a Republican strategy to get more public acceptance of Republicans?” My answer was I hadn’t, but in the wake of such a tepid Republican ripple, I was...
by John Guevara | Oct 24, 2022 | Monday Minute, Winnebago County Issues
“Reading the same thing as everyone else is only going to put the same ideas in your head everyone else has. If you want new ideas, read old books.” I like book challenges. I’m not saying I like book clubs. I don’t have anything against book clubs really, I’ve never...
by John Guevara | Oct 17, 2022 | Monday Minute, Winnebago County Issues
It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth. Alexis Tocqueville I love politics. I studied it in school, and I’ve lived and breathed it ever since. My favorite television shows are usually political, even the liberal ones. One of those shows...
by John Guevara | Aug 15, 2022 | Monday Minute
“Reading takes time and the glass test takes too much of it.” Stephen King Have you ever seen the 1996 dark comedy, “The Cable Guy?” It’s a Jim Carey performance that truly creeps me out! And it’s not only his performance. Every time I watch that movie I ask...
by John Guevara | Jul 25, 2022 | Monday Minute
Go Positive. Go First. And be constant in doing it. Peter Kaufman Monday Minute is a little different this week. I saw this quotation awhile back and felt it would be a good topic to write about.There are innumerable stories about the great commanders of...
