On October 1st, 2011 tea party groups from around the Midwest gathered at the TEACON convention in Schaumburg, Illinois. Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi stated that he became outraged when he heard this event was taking place in his own backyard in the Illinois 8th congressional district. Raja told the Huffington Post that he planned to lead a protest against the event, which featured the likes of Glenn Beck, Andrew Breitbart and presidential candidate Herman Cain.

Once Raja made his appearance at the protest, he denied having planned the protest and claimed that he was deferring to, and joining, the protesters who already showed up outside the convention center. There were approximately eight protesters in total, one of whom we can confirm, in the following video, is a communist. To be fair, when asked if he supported the Communist party, Raja replied that he did not; however, when asked how he felt about joining communists and how his potential constituents might feel about him protesting other Americans alongside communists, he said “I’m okay with protesting the TEACON convention,” and “I think the constituents want us to stand up to the Tea Party.”

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From the LA Times:

A veteran election attorney filed papers Friday to try to knock Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel off the ballot, charging he does not meet city residency rules.

Under Illinois’ municipal code, a candidate must be a resident of the city for a year prior to the election. Emanuel was working as President Obama’s White House chief of staff until he returned to Chicago last month to campaign for the Feb. 22 election.

Emanuel said he meets the standard because he owns a home here, has voted here and always intended to move back. Lawyer Burt Odelson said the fact that Emanuel rented out his home, instead of leaving it empty, means he’s not a resident.

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“A Tri-Partisan Three-Way”

A March Madness super-size edition of the podcast and why not? It’s the return of Mark Steyn and we greet him with three amazing guests: Ricochet contributors Heather Higgins on heath care and the huge price she expects Democrats to pay for passing it, Victor Davis Hanson talks about the middle class and the real risk of California going down the tubes. Finally, we’re joined by our first Democrat, Mickey Kaus, newly announced candidate for the Senate and all around entertaining guy. Listen as Peter, Rob, and Mark helpfully give him some unsolicited campaign advice. Also, Mark Steyn reveals the true story of a particularly uncomfortable encounter involving himself, Barbara Boxer, and Strom Thurmond. Yikes. Questions? Comments? Fan us on our Facebook page or write us at podcast@ricochet.com.