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Re: Question of the day

The truth — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:43:04 -0000

Its Blago all the way!!! JBT is a total fraud as are most of the other canadates. They do not have the integerity or the power that Rod has. He has singlehandedly reformed the tollway- the Il tollway is now a model highway system that other staes are embracing. He is the one and only canidate that will continue to ELEMINATE the corruption that has littered and plauged this state's government for the last 30+ years.

Re: Question of the day

anon — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:36:54 -0000

I wanted to pull a Republican ticket to vote for JBT, because it is about time a woman showed these jerks how things get done. I think I will be pulling dem ticket b/c I want to vote for Claypool. In this case, I will vote for Eisendrath. State services are at its worst right now.

Re: Question of the day

Paul Simon Museum Guy — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:50:59 -0000

Yellow Dog...sorry for dragging this on days, but a non-vote sends a louder message to the Gov. than a vote for his opponent? Does your kool-aid come with an extra scoop of sugar? have a great day!

Re: Question of the day

frustrated conservative — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:14:31 -0000

old repub
That has to be a made up name because anyone with any age to them knows that silent army stuff is s---. Drinking the Brady Kool Aid will do nothing but put JBT in the General.

Re: Question of the day

the old republican — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:36:07 -0000

Bill Brady ... young ,aggressive, has some new ideas right or wrong but real thoughts on how to solve these problems & has stayed on message since the begining, NOT a broken record but a REAL message. This crap of "splitting the vote" & "intentions" are just ludicris ! The guy wants to run for governor & why not ?? This "counter espionage" stuff that certain factions would have you believe is !....well you figure out the word I'm searching for & it has 4 letters starting with S. All sides are amazed & frankly baffled that he's moving ahead & doing well {despite the Trib polls}state wide !! He's got "grassroots" which doesn't tranlate into NO money , but good use of money at hand & real volunteers. Volunteers have been to my door not once but 3 seperate times. His base has got to be huge ... a silent army. Signs going up evetywhere & I see them in my travels. Brady is the only chance for the Ill, GOP !! Period !!! They are putting to much un -tried faith in JBT, Gidwitz ?, Oby the perpetual candidate ... if it's open he's running. It's all a game or a career finisher to everyone else. Bladgo has to run ... no choice there. Brady has spent a substantial portion of his adult life in public service & runs a successful business(s). Skills he can bring to Springfield & surround himself with good people to figure this stuff out! He listens & every occassion I've seen him he's well rec'vd & peoples opinion changes to the good. You want to hold the governors chair for a while ...elect Bill Brady. Anyone else seriously & it's ""Blago ... come on down !!""

Re: Question of the day

These are our choices? — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:34:45 -0000

Rod "looked great"??? He tried to be funnier than the Daily Show guy and just came off looking like the same clueless tool he is when he's not appearing on a comedy show but instead, just being Governor Blagojevich, and talking about his "testicular virility," or spending all his time in interviews talking about sports or Elvis songs while not knowing details of state policies, or bragging about his 18 on his ACT. I love to laugh and I love the Daily Show, but seeing him on there frankly I was too embarrassed for our state to even crack a smile when he was on. And as someone who agrees with Blagojevich's decision to force pharmacists to dispense emergency birth control, I was disappointed he couldn't be serious at all in his answer. The best people on the Daily Show are the ones who let the comedians make the jokes.

Ron Stephens, on the other hand, played it serious and he was hilarious. He truly made that bit. I don't agree with his politics and thought he seemed like a humorless guy in my encounters with him, but he was a very good sport in doing this show and I like him more because of it. Interesting they didn't mention him being a politician and of a different party at all.

Re: Question of the day

Yellow Dog Democrat — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:32:57 -0000

Wonderboy -- for what it's worth, if I were Republican, I'd be supporting Brady too. It's refreshing to hear a Republican stand up and say raising taxes to increase education spending is a smart investment. Everybody knows that the Netsch-Edgar plan is the right thing for Illinois, but few Repeblicans have the cajones to admit it.

Re: Question of the day

the wonderboy — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:01:12 -0000

Isn't it amazing how it only takes 10 or 12 hours before people stop answering the question and start bashing the opponents of their personal picks?

I will refrain from any rebuttal...my answer is still Brady and the reasons are wtill as listed above.

Re: Question of the day

Reagan Democrat — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:41:54 -0000

Oberweis
Brady is the same old thing. Thats why he's int this race to split the vote so JBT wins. It won't work. Kejellander is finished so is the parroit I mean Brady campaign.

Re: Question of the day

The Century Mark — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:31:41 -0000

I will vote for Mike McDermott Twice :)

Re: Question of the day

From LaGrange park — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:31:00 -0000

I am voting for Mike McDermott for gov :)

Re: Question of the day

Ex-Newfie — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:06:56 -0000

To all you "anonymous" commentors out there who are voting for Hairdo, shouldn't you be working at your patronage jobs instead of sending comments like these. FYI, THERE IS NO MONEY TO PAY FOR ALLKIDS - period!!! In fact there is no money to pay for most of what the governor proposes but he doesn't care. It makes for good, cheap, free photo ops that he doesn't have to dip in the 15 million to pay for. He'll be long gone when the bills come due. Watch out, Washington. He'll take the shirt off your back and you won't even notice, cause he smiles while he does it.

Re: Question of the day

B Hicks — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:45:48 -0000

Rod was great on the Daily show; I thought that he did a great job. People have to watch and be familar with the Daily show in order to get it.

Scoot- He didn't close Vandilia. However, sometime in the near future, old prisons are going to be closed and moved to newer, more efficient institutions. Menard and Pontiac are more than 100 years old.

Re: Question of the day

Gov. Rod Smith — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:26:15 -0000

That was hilariuos. I almost fell out of my chair. The gov and his people obviously do not watch the Daily Show or they thought he would be treated differently.

Re: Question of the day

scoot — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:24:24 -0000

BHicks - I get it...what about the Vadalia Prison that he wanted closed, but that wish wasn't granted. Hey, just a thought. Have a good one and the best candidate win!

Re: Question of the day

Man alive — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:22:03 -0000

OMG, just clicked off the TV, and Rod apparently was not told by his staff what The Daily Show is... what a hoot.

Re: Question of the day

Yellow Dog Democrat — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:57:26 -0000

6 Degrees -- Except that what most Democrats are trying to say is they want the Governor to do a better job, not that we'd rather have Bill Brady, so a vote for EE feeds into a lie.

Again, the clearest way for Democrats to tell the Governor you're dissatisfied with him is to skip over the Governor's race. When 15-20% of Democrats don't vote for either candidate, the Governor will get the message.

Re: Question of the day

the ole precinct captain — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:54:28 -0000

I am voting for the gov because even though some of his ideas may not have been perfect or worked out as hoped he has at least tried to resolve many of the issues with new ideas and not gone back to the old raise taxes to solve the revenue problem. He, Filan, etc have tried to come up with new ways to raise revenue and tried to get new ways to save money which I fund refreshing. Also, there are really no alternatives that seem viable or are too far out to the right to get the job done for this state. Give the guy a chance with no massive deficit and no republican holdovers to stop the process.

Re: Question of the day

ironhorse — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:52:01 -0000

The ticket will show blago and judy in the fall. Mr. brady will supprise alot of folks and come in second. This is do to the chicago democrats in the fall. Judy by 7%..........

Re: Question of the day

Howie — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:50:38 -0000

Blagojevich. I'm a Democrat, and I liked JBT until she caved in and tapped Birkett. I was going to vote for Topinka, but she disappointed me. Blago 2006.

Re: Question of the day

6 Degrees of Separation — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:37:45 -0000

Looking at the current crop of gubernatorial hopefuls makes me occasionally think of voting with my feet.

Re: Question of the day

6 Degrees of Separation — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:36:07 -0000

but every vote for EE will be touted by the GOP nominee (Brady) as proof that Ã¢â‚¬Å“Even the GovernorÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s own Party doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t trust him.Ã¢â‚¬Â.

Yes, but sadly, it's true, and the truth has reverent power. They make him put his promises in writing, dont'cha know?

Re: Question of the day

Yellow Dog Democrat — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:23:49 -0000

If you're going to vote for Eisendrath, you might as well cross over and vote in the GOP primary: Eisendrath can't win the Primary, but every vote for EE will be touted by the GOP nominee (Brady) as proof that "Even the Governor's own Party doesn't trust him."

So, what's a Democrat who's less than 100% satified with the Governor supposed to do? How do you send a message to the Governor without helping the other side? Simple: skip the Governor's race in the Primary. The Governor's staff can count undervotes, and here's a few of the reasons I'll be voting for "None of the Above":

-None of the Above didn't break his campaign promise to veto caps on pain and suffering;

-None of the Above has distanced himself from notorious Insiders;

-None of the Above puts substance over style;

-None of the Above recognizes that national political ambitions will never be realized if you don't do a good job with the job you have;

-None of the Above doesn't make the same mistake the President's made of surrounding himself with people who only tell him what he wants to hear. In fact, None of the Above's closest confidant doesn't want anything -- not fame,fortune or power -- except to see None of the Above succeed.

Having said all that, and at the risk of being misquoted, come General Election time, I'll still be voting for Governor Blagojevich.

Looking at the GOP field is like coming home from work with a big appetite and finding nothing to eat but half-warmed leftovers. The Governor may be pot roast and not filet mignon, but atleast he isn't leftover tuna casserole.

Re: Question of the day

Paul Simon Museum Guy — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:17:28 -0000

Rod ran across the state on turkey hunting day? Did he use his 4-inch platform shoes? I vote for EE--stands for Enough! Enough!

Re: Question of the day

The Colonel — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:02:06 -0000

The Milkman!

Everyone else is owned by outright, or out of the "Bi-partisan Combine's" stable.

If Topinka, Brady, Gidwitz, or Eisendrath win it's just MORE OF THE SAME...suckers!