In the category of like he gives a rat’s ass:
This will be interesting only to IL pols:
IL Speaker of the House Michael Madigan was subpoenaed June 17 to give a deposition on what part he played, if any (ha), to stop the Illinois Choose Life license plate legislation last year.
(Side note: Workers at Madigan’s law office told the process server he wasn’t in. But she smelled a rat and barged into his inner sanctum where – voila! – she spotted him and served him. She said he was unpleasant. Actually, she said he was “arrogant.”)
Madigan’s daughter, AG Lisa, is fighting the subpoena.
Another legislator who shall remain nameless for the moment is presently dodging and weaving the server.
“arrogant”
Few things are more annoying than leaving it at this. My guess is the server got in the room, Madigan looked up annoyed (pretty much the same face he always uses with the press), was served, stared at the person and looked back down as the server tried to make uncomfortable discussion about being successful. But instead we don’t get the funny details. We get a cheerleading post about the most dreadfully irrelevant issue to ever hit Illinois politics since Chris Lauzen debated whether he really was a CPA or not.
Via Capitol Fax
The details get even better. From the Choose Life Illinois, Inc, website:
Choose Life Illinois stated that certain members of the Illinois General Assembly have demonstrated anti-adoption prejudice during the last two legislative sessions by placing political roadblocks in the way of a bill that would have added the ?Choose Life? specialty license plate to the 45 specialty plate options currently available to Illinois citizens.
Mike Madigan is being deposed to show his anti-adoption bias? That’s a hoot — especially given the loyalty and support he’s shown to his adopted daughter, Lisa.
Too, too funny.
It seems to me that if a designer license plate is your biggest legislative priority….
political roadblocks, huh? yeah, those evil bastards, working to stop bills they don’t like from passing!
How dare they *legislate*. Clear abuse of power.