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Re: Question of the day

Minion — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:40:13 -0000

Blago has been so ineffective and just plain dumb that I don't think a overtime session will hurt him anymore than he has already hurt himself with his childish behavior and dumb antics. May 31 is the key date for House and Senate Dems, however. Incumbants in both chambers could be hurt severely if it goes much past that.

Re: Question of the day

AJ — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:47:15 -0000

A longer session will not hurt the Govenor unless
there is an extended session and over time pay
hits the media. State workers make the State work.

Re: Question of the day

notquitehip — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:06:38 -0000

The shortened spring session accomplished its intended purpose of hindering Bill Brady's effective campaigning, the idea being to keep him closer to Springfield with more legislative days per week before the primary.

Last fall the democrats pegged Brady as the most formidable of the Republican opponents of Blagojevich in the general election and wanted to neutralize him as much as possible.

It worked very well, and a lot of Republicans played right into the democrats hands by thinking that because Brady couldn't get to their county as much as they would have liked, he wasn't interested in them.

Re: Question of the day

Papa Legba — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:39:05 -0000

Overtime will matter only IF GRod's splashy PR release AllEverything programs go poof and are not implemented due to no funding. When that type of news hits the papers people will notice.

Re: Question of the day

Zatoichi — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:02:15 -0000

Tomorrow or two months, who cares? Get the job done and do it well. It is amazing that when you work with the state agencies they demand stuff on time with all requirments met, but they only have to get things done when the mood strikes. Same old, same old.

Re: Question of the day

the Other Anonymous — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:40:05 -0000

I actually think the overtime session does matter, but not directly. I agree with the masses above that the average voter has not idea, nor does she care, about legislative overtime. But I have noticed that the longer the legislature stays in session, the lower the Governor's poll numbers.

A short delay doesn't matter, but the Governor will become unraveled and start at least one press feeding frenzy if this starts dragging on. I would bet on it.

Re: Question of the day

Ms. Manners — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:22:54 -0000

The nicknames (all of them that are pejorative) are not cute or entertaining - simply just excessively partisan on a personal, rather nasty level. If they really are cute - they aren't insulting.

Re: Question of the day

Reddbyrd — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:12:31 -0000

Yikes!
People are a little testy today.
Typing lessons, child hood lessons learned
This has been a very informative --- not.

I tossed the AccordianGal column to make sure eveyone saw it.
I think a lot of people really like the names so they will continue. I was taught people earn respect.
Have a :) day

Re: Question of the day

ISU REP — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:08:21 -0000

No one cares now until after the budget comes out and there's more "fee increases" which of course isn't raising taxes....The only way Rod get's hurt is if they scrap his new programs we can't afford, but being an election year I'm guessing that's unlikely. I look forward to the creative book keeping that occurs, maybe Rod should call Ken Lay and get some advice...

Re: Question of the day

lightning Rod — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:59:40 -0000

The House will be in tomorrow and go home for the weekend. They're back on Monday at 4.
They're scheduled in through Wednesday and were told to pencil in the 17th.
Anyone know what the Senate schedule is?

Re: Question of the day

B Hicks — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:03:43 -0000

Downstate: arenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t you the one that posted that ridiculous rumor about the Governor a couple of months ago?

You have a lot of Nerve preaching to others.

Re: Question of the day

Veritas — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:49:48 -0000

Rich,

Any chance you can force people to tie an e-mail address to their nickname and then log-on accordingly? The teenagers in here are getting out of hand.

Re: Question of the day

The Hankster — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:31:14 -0000

It depends what is passed and who is made to look like the winners. How could anyone possible know or even pretend to know right now? Very odd question.

Re: Question of the day

SenorAnon — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:25:41 -0000

Downstate,

Congrats on finding that caps lock key.

Re: Question of the day

RB's an idiot — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:08:28 -0000

Redbyrd, thanks for wasting time and space by posting a story Rich already has on the home page of cap fax blog...you're a genius!

Re: Question of the day

the Patriot — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:55:23 -0000

If the session is a day or two or even week over session no big deal. The problem is the looming question on whether the Speaker is going to decide to save is party and put Blago's feet to the fire. He has to know the party is in trouble if Blago gets a free pass and gets indicted. That will leave a whole legislature full of democrats looking like idiots for giving the gov all he wants. If they press him for another month or two, regardless of the outcome, they can say we didn't go along peacefully when it goes south.

Is the gov actually in Springfield and staying or is he flying back and forth each night. That could get costly if the session drags out a significant period of time.

Re: Question of the day

DOWNSTATE — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:29:52 -0000

SENORANON why don't you go back and read my reply instead of jumping from place to place.But I will say it here my reference was to him being investigated has OFFICAL A not her talking about his facial features.She should not have made that comment so you like your buddy is off base.

Re: Question of the day

SenorAnon — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:30:54 -0000

Flip-flp...flip-flop.

Downstate issued a little finger-wagging at Redbird, patting him/herself on the back for being "taught right from wrong as a child and name calling and disrespect is in he wrong column."

Apparently not. After Rich's earlier post referring to George Will's column, in which Topinka said Blagojevich "had little weasel eyes," Finger-wagging flip-flopper Downstate had this to say in caps lock without punctuation:

OUCH HIT HIM AGAIN JBT AND TO THINK THIS IS JUST THE START OF HER CAMPAIGN.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Re: Question of the day

Veritas — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:44:24 -0000

Inside baseball. The average voter has no idea when session is supposed to end, or what effect session running beyond that point has on their lives. Not an issue.

Re: Question of the day

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:41:50 -0000

The original Bill - Monday, Apr 3 @ 9:01 am:
"My proposal: Raise income tax to 4%. (5% with a prop tax swap). Extend the sales tax to services.
"
The original Bill - Wednesday, Apr 5 @ 8:06 am:
"The no tax pledge is RodÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s strongest asset."

Original Bill has developed schizophrenia.

Reddbyrd is the new standard bearer.

Accordian Gal, bring it on!

Re: Question of the day

WTF — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:29:33 -0000

"Blagojevich's base is the public employee unions"--according to George Will. George Will should have been at the AFSCME endoresement conference when Blagojevich was discussed by over 600 local AFSCME leaders when they voted unanimously not to endorse him. Ol' George doesn't know what he's talking about.

Re: Question of the day

anon — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:10:39 -0000

It's good to know that our legislature is working hard for us. This must be the blog for whining.. We don't feel sorry for you. It's clear eveyone has made up their minds here. Why waste your time beating dead horses... nobody is changing their opinions based on information presented here...

Re: Question of the day

DOWNSTATE — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:10:03 -0000

I will drop it after this but my like is not dreary because I was taught right from wrong as a child and name calling and disrespect is in he wrong column.Half of the names no one knows who or what you are talking about.

Re: Question of the day

cermak_rd — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:07:44 -0000

I just don't see how it matters to me. Heck if the legislature wants to work through all year round that's fine with me. Unless they do something while in session that directly affects me in Chicago, I could care less about anything that happens in Springfield.

Re: Question of the day

Reddbyrd — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:05:32 -0000

Downstate\
The names are just a way to bring some joy into your otherwise deary life
And you must admit the names all fit!