vcjack
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Post by vcjack on Jan 30, 2009 18:22:40 GMT -5
Quinn is good people. However, the Madigans hate him so we'll see if he lasts beyond the interim stage
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C86
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Post by C86 on Jan 31, 2009 15:42:07 GMT -5
Interesting point, VC, about the Madigans. Will the next election be a battle between 2 Hoyas, Pat Quinn (71) and Lisa Madigan (88), or will Lisa try to take out Roland Burris for the Senate seat? It's a target-rich environment for her.
Quinn is growing on me. In his earlier days he struck me as a bloviator/grandstander, who wasn't interested in serious issues (other than utilities reform, which was really, realy important). Either Quinn's matured, or by comparison to Blago (the Platonic Ideal of the Bloviator/Grandstander), he now appears statesmanlike. In any event, we needed a change badly and Quinn is as good as any.
Let's also not forget an overlooked aspect of Quinn -- he's a White Sox fan.
Drove the Northwest Tollway last night and saw the last day of the giant Rod Blagojevich sign advertising open road tolling. I did not feel nostalgic.
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TC
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Post by TC on Aug 8, 2019 18:28:26 GMT -5
This is a scandal all the Democrats own. Unless it is handled well (and I'm not sure this CAN be handled well), it's going to hurt everyone involved, including Obama, which is why the national Republicans should keep their mouths shut and not distract from / get involved with this scandal. Give them enough rope, as they saying goes... Hey, guess who owns this scandal now! This is a fun thread to go back through, Elvado trying to finger point Rahm Emanuel for turning down Blagojevich - but his President pardoning Blagojevich to try to keep all his co-conspirators from flipping on him before the 2020 election.
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