[Alberta's Child]

Illinois overall may be a "lost cause" in a presidential election, but one of the interesting things that came out of the 2010 midterm elections is that 11 of the state's 19 House seats are now held by Republicans (they'll lose one seat this year as a result of the 2010 census).

This Chicago teachers' strike may end up solidifying Republican support not only in the rest of Illinois, but in bordering regions of Indiana and Illinois as well.

Let's face it, folks ... the suburban and exurban areas around Chicago are probably filled with moderate, independent voters who left Chicago to get away from the people like Barack Obama who have run that sh!t-hole into the ground.

[Alberta's Child]

Sorry -- correction on that: "... in bordering regions of Indiana and Wisconsin as well."