We've spent so much time nationally, but you know what?

Locally, Illinois is going crazy.

At least the Democrats in Illinois are going crazy.

Governor Pritzker, who wants to sit on one of those White House toilets of his,

maybe bring gold ones to the White House.

He wants to be elected president.

And Mayor Johnson,

failing and flailing as the alderman, all 50 of them, vote him down. Amazing. Just amazing. And then you've got Trump and the men without chests in the fight over the cabinet appointments and all the

pearl clutching going on in Washington as he puts street fighters around him and he needs

street fighters. And joining us today to talk about all this is Tom Serafin, my friend and

owner of Serafin and associates, and also

host of the Crisis Cast podcast.

And with us, as always, Jeff Carlin of WGN Radio, executive producer there, future physics

teacher, husband to Christine, and Steve

the pilot noted that I'm sitting on a chair that's not squeaky, and that's because

Christine gave me a recommendation on a good ergonomic chair.

And me, I'm John Cass, editor-in-chief of John Cass News, where you always get a good

cup of Midwestern common sense.

And where are you?

As Trump is in a street fight, as Brandon Johnson has another panic attack, as Governor Pritzker,

the fat boy is like,

come on, you've got to come through me like a real tough guy, a real tough guy.

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