"The Revolution Begins on April 7th"

by Robert E. Brokish, Jr.
Rockford Committeeman, 3rd Ward, 7th Pct.

My friends, battle lines have been drawn. We here, in the Land of Lincoln, are particularly aware of the fight we face, in this, the bicentennial of our Martyred President’s birth. It is a time of discontent and a season for frustration.

Frustration weighs on us with the governance in Springfield: impoverished through waste, soiled by scandal, and chained to Chicago’s Democratic Machine.

That Machine has compounded our frustration by giving rise to a President who has co-opted Lincoln’s message of personal freedom for one entire nation and twisted it into an invoice for economic enslavement to one nation-state.

If that were not enough, to subvert the memory of our first Republican President, our opposition reaches the heights of hubris in claiming the mantle of The Great Communicator. Our current President has been declared Reaganesque and they say it is again, “Morning in America.” Mr. President, I remember Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was my Commander-in-Chief. Mr. President, you’re no Ronald Reagan.

What do these offenses in Springfield and Washington have to do with the aldermanic, township, and other “off-year” races being decided on April 7th?

Long ago, before Native hunters of the Great Plains could ride amongst the thundering herds of bison and bring down prey, they had to cut their teeth on smaller game. As they honed their skills, so shall we sharpen ours.

While they are small in scope, the 4th and 14th wards are in the opposition’s hands. The 4th Ward seat was snatched away from us in a moment of weakness, and the 14th Ward has seated a Democrat for more than a decade. It is especially important to rise to the challenge in the 14th Ward, since our candidate faces not one, but two opponents and was beset with machinations to keep him off the ballot altogether. Winning the seat will be, no doubt, challenging.

If, however, we fail to take on that challenge, we will have the scorn of would-be Republicans and ersatz Conservatives heaped upon us, to say nothing of how the Democrats will make mockery.

To Ed Geeser in the 14th Ward, to whom this challenging candidacy is given and to Pete Scordato, the GOP candidate in the 4th Ward, as well as our incumbents striving to retain their seats, I say gird thy loins, stiffen the sinew and summon up the blood. Time and tide are against you, but we shall all rise to your support. While aldermanic seats seem but a small matter, they shall be the morsels by which our appetite for victory will be whetted.

Yes, the battle lines are drawn. Let us win these skirmishes and stride forward to victory in the greater struggles in 2010 and triumph in the War of 2012.

If you would like to contact the author, Robert Brokish, you may
e-mail him at robertbrokish@aol.com.