Ford must do 100 hours of "community service."
But isn’t a legislator already doing community service? By definition?
Day: November 7, 2014
What evil lurks? Reboot IL’s devil knows
As regards one of these anti-Rauner votes, observes Reboot Illinois’ resident devil,
At minimum, [Mike] Madigan can keep the threat of rallying his caucus behind a millionaire tax in his pocket to use against Rauner. I don’t think Scott Walker or Mitch Daniels, the Wisconsin and Indiana governors Rauner often has cited as role models, ever faced legislative leaders carrying sticks so big.
He is indeed the hog with the biggest nuts, especially since Beavers got knocked out of the box.
The day West Virginia rejected Barack Obama | West Virginia Record
Sen. Joe Manchin will be the only Democrat from West Virginia in the Congress in January — and he’s reportedly not so sure about that. (That is, he might turn Republican.)
It will be the first time in 83 years “that Republicans have captured either body.”
“Talk about a red state!” says the West Virginia Record, West Virginia’s Legal Journal. “West Virginia is incarnadine, red as a rare T-bone. Our Statehouse is now 64-36 Republican, our State Senate 18-16 Republican (including the post-election conversion of one dazed Democrat).”
Cover Story: Obama’s Elephant Problem – The New Yorker
Paul Schimpf to his supporters
My “Dear Jim” letter from a high-class candidate:
As you know by now, we didn’t come out on top on Tuesday night in the Illinois Attorney General race. Although I am disappointed in the result, I am extremely proud of the campaign we ran. I want to share three quick thoughts before we put the election behind us and move forward to the holidays.1. Thank you. I’ve said it before, but it is worth saying again. Thank you to all our volunteers, donors, and supporters. Your hard work allowed our campaign to punch above its weight class. Many of our regional and county directors outperformed their paid counterparts on some of the well-funded campaigns. We couldn’t have accomplished what we did without our volunteers.
2. The accomplishments of our campaign were nothing short of amazing. 16 months ago, I started this campaign from scratch (no money or party support). On the strength of our message alone, we created a statewide organization and took 38% of the statewide vote against the most popular Democrat in Illinois. 4 years ago, Lisa Madigan won 65%-31%, carrying 77 of 102 counties. In this election, we cut her margin to 59%-38% and WE CARRIED 68 of 102 counties. We won in the Metro East, Bloomington, Decatur, and Marion. We lost the election because we didn’t raise enough money to get our message out in the Chicagoland area.
3. I don’t know what the future holds for me. Right now, my priority is to spend some time with my family. I still believe that we all have a duty to serve—losing an election doesn’t change that–so you may not have heard the last of me.
Thank you for reading this and my other emails. Please enjoy the upcoming holiday season. Above all, don’t give up on our state and the political process.
S/F [Semper Fi, I’m sure],
PAID FOR BY CITIZENS FOR SCHIMPF, PO BOX 16, WATERLOO, IL 62298. A COPY OF OUR REPORT IS OR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN SPRINGFIELD
Paul
Blithe Spirit 