Da Speaker challenges G-Rod’s school proposal. Even if G-Rod wins the battle, does he really think he’ll win the war?
Call It A Comeback
Da Speaker challenges G-Rod’s school proposal. Even if G-Rod wins the battle, does he really think he’ll win the war?
I actually saw his speakership today at a downtown coffee shop. Much shorter than I had expected.
What’s it going to take for the IL-Dem party to actually want to govern — and to deliver results for their constituents, rather than engage in endless foodfights?
I mean, what progress has the party made on any of the basic priorities that most democrats support?
– progressive taxation
(lost ground – increased fees/fines)
– strengthened public schools
(small increases in state funding countered by property tax rate increase caps)
– increased access to healthcare
(none – at best, meager attempts to slow the increase in # of uninsured)
– broadened civil liberties
(token gestures)
– low unemployment
(IL was ~45th in the country last year with unemployment around 6.7%.)
As much as I despise the Bush/Delay crowd, they at least know how to deliver on their constituents’ key legislative priorities. I
Not a tall man. But he can make you feel small.
And Mark–yeah, the problem being the Governor isn’t interested in those priorities, he’s interested in being President.