The Emil Jones - Rod Blagojevich Pay Raise: will the GOP push it?
From Eric Krol's review of Emil Jone's year a few days ago,
Critics blasted Jones for cutting a deal this week with Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich: in return for not overriding Blagojevich’s budget vetoes (and keeping the governor relevant), Blagojevich signed the pay-raise legislation Jones wanted. “I’ve been fighting for these pay raises for a year,” a proud Jones said after his fait accompli.John Ruskins at least gives a nudge of a push over at Illinois Review.
A midnight deal to raise lawmakers’ pay by 10 percent? That, more than anything from this ill-fated session, could resonate with voters, assuming Republicans push it next year.
Don't bet on Illinois Green's rocking any boats in Springfield with this one. Look at their outdated website. Those Ron Paul kids showed how activists can use enthusiasm, a camera, and the internet to get a point accross.
Illinois voters gave Greens a chance last election, and the Democrats gave Greens a perfect opportunity to leverage that chance into something with weeks and weeks of a tragic soap opera in Springfield.
All Greens needed was some enthusiasm and a camera to start pumping out those You Tube videos.
Talk about a Party that blew it.
xp Praire State Blue
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let's don't forget the proposed budget has a larger raise
Isn't it actually a 13 percent raise.
Counting the 3.5 percent in the budget proposal.
But Illinois taxpayers are so....
gullible. You can put anything over on them and they barely squeak.
And Blago knows that even if they wanted to, Republicans are too weak
to profit politically from this.
Plus, Republicans no doubt need the money. Contributions and bribes are probably down.
If this helps anyone, it would be
Lisa or Alexi in the primary, and we haven't heard a lot out of them. Come to think of it, don't they get the same raise the legislators do? No wonder.
Frankly, if you're a state legislator and you need a pay raise, you're an idiot. Just get a realtor's license or set up an insurance agency or something, and there will be plenty of people who want to do business with you as a state legislator. You don't even need to be corrupt about it, people will just want to seek out the services of their state rep just so that they can better have your ear. This pay raise is pure greed.
Does Rich Whitney's 10% give the Greens easy-access in Cook County elections too?
Also, where the heck is Rich Whitney? You're dead on about them dropping the ball. Have both IL parties ever been this embarrassing at the same time?
Ron Paul 2008!
All the elected inhabitants of the State House and the bunker in Ravenswood are just stomach-turning. What poor excuses for leaders they are. I would respect them more if they came right out and said, "I don't care what you want or what you think, taxpayers. I'm just here for the money and my ego." If anyone thinks that elected officials are responsive to the voting public/taxpayers, this 13% raise and Mr. Jones' comments and his actions on behalf of his family should point out the error in your thinking.
Of course the Republicans are going to fight the pay raise. Hell just froze over.
The fact that the state legislators and the Governor have let this go on three months past the budget deadline yet still can come together to pass a pay raise for themselves is absolutely sickening.
These people have been in Springfield for too long and need to be removed.
Well, Jeff, the way they seized power in that armed midnite coup, I don't know how we'll ever get them out. If only we could have elections.
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