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Cap'n Crud
· 2 years ago
The letter's not dated, leaving open the constitutionally critical question of whether the Speaker can decide to receive & act upon it at a date & time of his choosing.
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
LOL
Just the Facts
· 2 years ago
Perhaps they should file a Freedom of Information Act request :)
Commonsense in Illinois
· 2 years ago
This Napoleon complex of the governor's needs to end. He called a session...the session was held. Does anybody really think a court is going to split that hair...let alone get into the middle of a fight between a governor acting like a ten-year old and the entire House of Representatives? Bill?
Yellow Dog Democrat
· 2 years ago
The better question is, does the Governor really think we'll still be hammering out a budget by the time the courts decide this one?
More bread and circuses, friends. I've finally figured out Rod's strategy. As bad as this budget mess is, nobody is talking about the 29 ongoing federal investigations into the Governor's Office.
wrigs
· 2 years ago
State Government will shut down next month. The over / under for adjournment is August 29.
MR.W.T. RUSH
· 2 years ago
notice the budget doc says "draft and confidential" kinda hard to call that "agreed" except in Blaggo's Dimension
GettingJonesed
· 2 years ago
Can't believe the Blaggomopes forgot to tape the session...what dummies
Prime Minster Abe
· 2 years ago
Draft confidential is what every government agency puts on sensitive docs to (theoretically) protect them from foias.
Krusty
· 2 years ago
This just in....
Springfield Vermont won the Simpson's contest.
D'Oh!
reader
· 2 years ago
Is there a parliamentary way to replace Jones? Maybe you could ram a budget through at that point.
Mr. W.T. Rush
· 2 years ago
Hey Rod...looks like Gov.'s taking a beating everywhere. MI,PA, KY,WI and NJ have the legislature winning their tugs of war with Gov.s -- just like IL
New Special Session on guns for 7-11 should do you in How about a special session on Amy Jacobsen?
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
OK, let's not go there.
Commonsense in Illinois
· 2 years ago
Yeah, Mr. Rush...don't give the governor any more ideas...
Bill
· 2 years ago
W.T. I would hardly characterize what is going on as the legislature "winning".
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
I don't think anyone is "winning," Bill, but I don't see how the governor intends to "win" either. Perhaps you could enlighten us.
Bill
· 2 years ago
No I can't! You would have to ask him. iknow that he is very committed to adreessing the health care crisis and has offered several different options for funding that. At the same time he is committed to not raising sales or income taxes. Rep. Mulligan just called Rod a blithering idiot on the floor of the House. How mature!That is the type of stuff the Gov has to deal with as he fights for you and me and all of the people of Illinois.
Pingback
· 2 years ago
Bill, What a martyr. He was mildly insulted by an old woman. It's like a crossing guard or lunchlady calling you a knucklehead. So glad we have a gladiator like Rod in the arena braving those ferocious attacks on our behalf.
Jaded
· 2 years ago
Rich, Bill's comments raise a good point. If a legislator publicly refers to the governor as "insane" a "madman" or a "blithering idiot", do those become OK nicknames for him on your blog?
GettingJonesed
· 2 years ago
Hey about a little chatter on the Fritchey idea...let's have a special session on HB1 the ethics bill that passed the House with a zillion votes and got buried in the GettingJonesed vortex.
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
Jaded, the answer is no.
GJ, why not ask the Speaker to convene a SS?
Mr/ W.T. Rush
· 2 years ago
Bill: The "win" is what happens when the other guy loses. When we count the hundreds of votes cast again various Blaggo agenda items. When it walks like a duck.... Rich: Special Sessiom Amy seems like a super duper idea Maybe we could have whole review of journalism ethics, which like military intelligence, is a complete paradox. Let's not suppress our 1A rights
Jaded
· 2 years ago
Ok Rich. But can we still all refer to Hoffman as Pumpkinhead?
Commonsense in Illinois
· 2 years ago
Bill: "iknow that he is very committed to adreessing the health care crisis and has offered several different options for funding that." He's offered one proposal and one funding scheme; a gross receipts tax and a three percent payroll tax...both of which were fairly soundly defeated. If you're talking about the $5 billion scheme the Governor and President Jones cooked up to tax businesses, that idea, like SB 1 and SB 5 are still in the Senate where President Jones needs to call each for a vote. Frustration is everywhere and I know you're frustrated too, Bill. But somebody has to get off the dime and move a bill or a resolution or something that says this is the current state of mind in the legislature that requires the governor to either change his plan drastically or drop it altogether for this year; pass a budget and go back to work on a developing a plan that maybe can get some support next year.
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
Punkinhaid is the preferred term.
Bill
· 2 years ago
Commonsense, I agree.
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
Bet now the Gov wishes Fritchey was still on vacation :) The anonymous flier stuff is pathetic.
Jaded
· 2 years ago
I might be coming a little late to the game, but I am really starting to like and respect Giannoulias. Everything he has done since getting elected has been first class and this latest release is no different. He commends Fritchey and Hynes for their leadership. It has been a long time since any constitutional officer or leader has commended another without trying to take all the credit. Now I know he and Fritchey are close, and that is probably the reason for all the kind words, but the bottom line is he did it. Keep up the good work kid.
45
· 2 years ago
The revenge has started against Mike Jacobs.
The Governor fired Nancy Mulcahey. Lets start keeping track....
Team Sleep
· 2 years ago
What the heck is a "punkinhaid"? Did I miss something here?
unclesam
· 2 years ago
Bill,
Are you aware of the latest study, published in the July 2 Crain's Chicago Business, that found only 16% of Illinoisans do not have health insurance?
16%!!! That is a far cry from a "crisis" on healthcare. Yes, it needs to be addressed, but not in some eggregious manner that the Governor is proposing.
If he truly cared about the increasing health insurance for those 16% of Illinoisans, he would work with the leaders to find a way to expand existing programs... and a much lower cost.
I truly don't believe that the Governor cares about those 16%. If he did, if he truly did, he would be working together with the leaders to find a way to get it done... not regurgitating his failed proposal.
The primary reason the Governor needs $7 billion dollars is to pay off the skyrocketing state debt (Medicaid, pensions, short-term borrowing, etc.) that is getting out of control.
I know the man
· 2 years ago
I know Rod. I have been in many private meetings with the governor. He doesn's care about the issues. He cares about the press and winning. Anyone close to him will say the same thing. Rod Blagojevich is a master at deception. He is a politicans. Bill, that is the truth. Trust me. I know the man.
maybe?
· 2 years ago
unclesam -
Umm... 16% of Illinois would be $2 million people.
2 million people without health insurance is a big deal.
And do a poll of people who are happy with what they pay for their health insurance - or see if it is anything more than barebones coverage?
That number gets higher very quickly.
maybe?
· 2 years ago
not "$2 million people"
Just "2 million people"
To Answer Your Questions
· 2 years ago
Rich, per your 2:27 question: The Speaker can't call for a special session by himself. That would require an action by both the Speaker and the President.
Reader, per your question at 1:10: The motion to pick a new President would be to "re-call the chair." That is what they recently did in Texas to pick a new Senate President. I often wonder if the Senate Republicans would join together with enough Democrats to pick a new Senate President. If it works they could curry favor with him/her for a long time. But if it doesn't, President Jones would seek revenge for sure.
DeepFriedOnAStick
· 2 years ago
Here's a thought on getting through to Blago.
Maybe lawmakers need to put budget realities in doggie terms, complete with bright pictures and a bold Q&A ...
Wouldn't it be funny if the House's technical problems lasted until the end of the special sessions.
For a minute, I thought the Governor's Office would drop this silly effort. But then again, we're probably talking about the goofiest governor's office in the history of Illinois.
GettingJonesed
· 2 years ago
as we know Rich is attempting to quash this important 1A debate....but we will fight on in the spirit of John Peter Zenger:
WMAQ-Ch. 5 reporter Amy Jacobson has negotiated her exit after video surfaced showing her at a poolside gathering at the home of a man whose wife's disappearance Jacobson had been covering. Updated coverage:
Mr. W.T. Rush
· 2 years ago
Wow was the Ronen/Blaggo chorus bad....still on "Madigan is a Republican" ballad..off key, of course. Then she belched out some gibberish about taxes in FY09. Who will buy any of that and how do we get 36/71 for FY08? Good to have the Rickey/Ronen Revue back in SPI...better than the Simpsons
Truth
· 2 years ago
Did Ronen say the Democrats might pass taxes in FY09? An election year? Yes!!!!
NiteCap
· 2 years ago
News From The GRod Bunker
EAST MOLINE, Illinois -- The Illinois governor's office fired economic development coordinator Nancy Mulcahey. She worked hard to bring new business to the Quad City area.
That move has city leaders here scratching their heads but they say the state's loss may be the Quad Cities gain. A spokesperson for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity says the agency has chosen to go in a different direction. Locally, city leaders say they were shocked.
Nancy Mulcahey worked for three and half years at the discretion of the governor. While in office, she is credited with bringing jobs and new business to the area.
Before she worked for the state she worked for Moline where she had a hand in the development of the stores on John Deere Road and John Deere Commons in downtown.
The Mayor of East Moline, John Thodos says she was instrumental in the Triumph pork plant deal and the new Fed-ex building on the old Quad City downs.
Thodos says, "I remember what it was like when she worked for Moline. She would clean our clocks. As a matter of fact, I use to tell that to the governor, we're glad she's working for you now governor because now she's working for us instead of against us."
Stan Leach, former mayor of Moline, says, "This is my opinion, this is our brilliant governor trying to get back at certain politicians in the area that have voiced negative opinions about him."
State Senator Mike Jacobs told us by phone, "When I see the governor, I will ask him directly to see if he was trying to send a message or if he was just reorganizing his staff."
Recently, both Senator Jacobs and Representative Mike Boland have not been in favor of the some of the governor's budget issues. Both told me today they do not know if Mulcahey's firing was in response to them. For now, she is out of town with her family in Florida.
Mayor Thodos says he's talking with other city leaders to keep Mulcahey in economic development possibly working with the Quad City Development Group.
unclesam
· 2 years ago
Maybe:
I know 16% equates to 2 million people, and I agreed that it's significant enough to have addressed (please read my previous post again).
However, it is far easier and less expensive to change the current laws we have to expand coverage to these 2 million people. If the Governor was truly serious about fixing the problem... he would be willing to compromise and get it done. But he's not... end of story.
All Comments
More bread and circuses, friends. I've finally figured out Rod's strategy. As bad as this budget mess is, nobody is talking about the 29 ongoing federal investigations into the Governor's Office.
except in Blaggo's Dimension
Springfield Vermont won the Simpson's contest.
D'Oh!
MI,PA, KY,WI and NJ have the legislature winning their tugs of war with Gov.s -- just like IL
New Special Session on guns for 7-11 should do you in
How about a special session on Amy Jacobsen?
I would hardly characterize what is going on as the legislature "winning".
Rep. Mulligan just called Rod a blithering idiot on the floor of the House. How mature!That is the type of stuff the Gov has to deal with as he fights for you and me and all of the people of Illinois.
What a martyr. He was mildly insulted by an old woman. It's like a crossing guard or lunchlady calling you a knucklehead. So glad we have a gladiator like Rod in the arena braving those ferocious attacks on our behalf.
GJ, why not ask the Speaker to convene a SS?
The "win" is what happens when the other guy loses. When we count the hundreds of votes cast again various Blaggo agenda items.
When it walks like a duck....
Rich:
Special Sessiom Amy seems like a super duper idea
Maybe we could have whole review of journalism ethics, which like military intelligence, is a complete paradox. Let's not suppress our 1A rights
I agree.
The Governor fired Nancy Mulcahey. Lets start keeping track....
Are you aware of the latest study, published in the July 2 Crain's Chicago Business, that found only 16% of Illinoisans do not have health insurance?
16%!!! That is a far cry from a "crisis" on healthcare. Yes, it needs to be addressed, but not in some eggregious manner that the Governor is proposing.
If he truly cared about the increasing health insurance for those 16% of Illinoisans, he would work with the leaders to find a way to expand existing programs... and a much lower cost.
I truly don't believe that the Governor cares about those 16%. If he did, if he truly did, he would be working together with the leaders to find a way to get it done... not regurgitating his failed proposal.
The primary reason the Governor needs $7 billion dollars is to pay off the skyrocketing state debt (Medicaid, pensions, short-term borrowing, etc.) that is getting out of control.
Umm... 16% of Illinois would be $2 million people.
2 million people without health insurance is a big deal.
And do a poll of people who are happy with what they pay for their health insurance - or see if it is anything more than barebones coverage?
That number gets higher very quickly.
Just "2 million people"
Reader, per your question at 1:10: The motion to pick a new President would be to "re-call the chair." That is what they recently did in Texas to pick a new Senate President. I often wonder if the Senate Republicans would join together with enough Democrats to pick a new Senate President. If it works they could curry favor with him/her for a long time. But if it doesn't, President Jones would seek revenge for sure.
Maybe lawmakers need to put budget realities in doggie terms, complete with bright pictures and a bold Q&A ...
http://firstlady.ky.gov/abby/
For a minute, I thought the Governor's Office would drop this silly effort. But then again, we're probably talking about the goofiest governor's office in the history of Illinois.
WMAQ-Ch. 5 reporter Amy Jacobson has negotiated her exit after video
surfaced showing her at a poolside gathering at the home of a man
whose wife's disappearance Jacobson had been covering. Updated
coverage:
EAST MOLINE, Illinois -- The Illinois governor's office fired economic development coordinator Nancy Mulcahey. She worked hard to bring new business to the Quad City area.
That move has city leaders here scratching their heads but they say the state's loss may be the Quad Cities gain.
A spokesperson for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity says the agency has chosen to go in a different direction. Locally, city leaders say they were shocked.
Nancy Mulcahey worked for three and half years at the discretion of the governor. While in office, she is credited with bringing jobs and new business to the area.
Before she worked for the state she worked for Moline where she had a hand in the development of the stores on John Deere Road and John Deere Commons in downtown.
The Mayor of East Moline, John Thodos says she was instrumental in the Triumph pork plant deal and the new Fed-ex building on the old Quad City downs.
Thodos says, "I remember what it was like when she worked for Moline. She would clean our clocks. As a matter of fact, I use to tell that to the governor, we're glad she's working for you now governor because now she's working for us instead of against us."
Stan Leach, former mayor of Moline, says, "This is my opinion, this is our brilliant governor trying to get back at certain politicians in the area that have voiced negative opinions about him."
State Senator Mike Jacobs told us by phone, "When I see the governor, I will ask him directly to see if he was trying to send a message or if he was just reorganizing his staff."
Recently, both Senator Jacobs and Representative Mike Boland have not been in favor of the some of the governor's budget issues. Both told me today they do not know if Mulcahey's firing was in response to them.
For now, she is out of town with her family in Florida.
Mayor Thodos says he's talking with other city leaders to keep Mulcahey in economic development possibly working with the Quad City Development Group.
I know 16% equates to 2 million people, and I agreed that it's significant enough to have addressed (please read my previous post again).
However, it is far easier and less expensive to change the current laws we have to expand coverage to these 2 million people. If the Governor was truly serious about fixing the problem... he would be willing to compromise and get it done. But he's not... end of story.