2004

G-Rod Picks the Wrong Fight

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 3 Comments

Dan Hynes and Da Speaker pick the right one.

“What I find interesting is that many of the voices who are raising questions about some of the borrowing that has been done in this administration were a party to the biggest borrowing binge that ever occurred in Illinois state history, called Illinois FIRST,” Blagojevich said, referring to the state’s road-building and infrastructure repair program.

While one can criticize Madigan for this, Hynes was almost the sole voice expressing concern over the extent of the borrowing.

And if Blagojevich thinks the Speaker is going to back down because Little Rod decided he might just have the guts to argue with him, hahahahahahha

In Carbondale, Madigan said Tuesday he had “great concerns about the level of borrowing, and I think everybody should have concerns about the level of borrowing.”

He cautioned this spring’s budget solution will be “difficult, very difficult,” but he said he has not taken a “position against the governor.”

Madigan also noted the governor’s bond proposal for transportation would be paid off with future road-fund revenues, money used for such things as regular maintenance and construction. Under Illinois FIRST, Ryan and lawmakers specifically approved higher liquor taxes and license plate fees to help pay for the bonds.

But the best is this quote

“A year ago, I was very diligent in being cooperative with Blagojevich,” Madigan said. “I thought that [he is in his] first year in office, first Democrat since the ’70s, we’re all Democrats. … Well, now we’re in the second year, and we’re going to do some things a little differently.”