Chicagoist: What Budget?

Jerseyist

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:26:36 -0600

Government shut down? All we need is for Blago to come out of the closet, get into an accident without his seat-belt, close down the CTA, and it'll be just like my old home!

erin

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:02:29 -0600

shut it down. shut it all down. the bottom line is these service jobs are just economic pass-throughs. money simply passes from one person to another, and no real wealth is created. that's the last thing this state needs to support. oh wait, this isn't the wal-mart thread? my bad. ;-) (i don't know what my point is either, just having fun)

ross

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:43:53 -0600

Recall Blago and he doesn't fly on jet it's a King Air Turbo prop. Ground that too. Our Capital is in Springfield not Chicago. He should live in Springfield until they move the Capital to Chicaogo. He's a big dissapointment.

vise77

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:57:17 -0600

Re: "he’s been slyly playing the press" Really? Perhaps I've not read as much coverage as you, but I don't see any evidence that any serious reporter saw his budget as more than a glorified PR stunt with little chance of passing; I doubt Madigan saw it as anything more than that. I doubt you were fooled, either. Care to provide more evidence?

Ferdy

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:34:45 -0600

Throw the bums out. This is governance? I feel like I watching toddlers on a playground pushing each other into the dirt.

Bekki

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:31:41 -0600

Someone take G-Rod's jet away, so he has to stay in Springfield during this instead of flying back and forth from Chicago. Heck, that should be the policy while he's in office. A few trips between the cities seems relevant, but not as frequently as he does. That should free up a few bucks and avoid a government shut down.

michael kmak

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:20:43 -0600

It should be noted that at the Leader's meeting yesterday it was decided that hopefully over the weekend an interim budget for one month will be drafted in order to avoid a government shutdown. G-Rod, however, said he was hopeful this would be a security measure and that a real budget would be drafted before the end of the month. Yeah.... right.