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The transit crisis has been averted--and let's raise our lunchtime glasses to toast that miracle, shall we? cheers--but it brought out some of the weirdest and worst in our local politicians. These are some of our favorite lines from the entire, oh, what should we call it, bill-capade?
"Today democracy is dead in Illinois." -- Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago
"If the governor is unable to play with his toys, we will take his toys away from him." -- Rep. John Fritchey, D-Chicago
"When I go to McDonald's to get my cup of coffee . . . I get a senior discount. They don't ask me how much money I make." -- Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago
"We should have been managing a transit system, not down here fighting for our lives." -- Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Regional Transportation Authority
"What this General Assembly giveth, this General Assembly can taketh back." -- Sen. Terry Link, D-Waukegan
"It's like the little boy with a pile of horse manure, I kept digging cheerfully in that and found a pony in there -- the pony is free public transportation for all seniors in the state of Illinois." -- Governor Rod Blagojevich, scat enthusiast [Trib, CBS 2, CBS 2, Trib]
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"I can't wait until one of those freeloading seniors asks me for my seat." - E
I liked Madigan's statement that he "wanted to congratulate the governor for breaking his campaign promise not to raise taxes."
Mr. Jones, a "senior discount" for your McDonald's coffee is a discount not a freebie.
I hope "scat enthusiast" is what Illinois voters remember when Blago is up for re-election. I don't know which is worse, his purely-political 11th amendment, or his telling his critics that they need to pray more.
No kidding and the CTA already gives seniors a discount. Blago the Jago, what an embarrassment he is. At least I can say I didn't vote for him.
Neil Steinberg calling everyone that lives downstate "hicks" was pretty funny as well..
Maybe blago is hoping some seniors will be on the jury that decieds how long he goes away for.
That makes three members of the Illinois government - including the governor - who compared the governor to a little kid. He gets that that isn't a compliment, right?
1) I submit the following as a new potent quotable:
"I hope 'scat enthusiast' is what Illinois voters remember when Blago is up for re-election."
- leavitt
That is HILARIOUS!!
2) Mr. Jones must've forgotten that unlike bus and train fare, taxpayers do not subsidize his McDonald's coffee purchases. I would make a comment about memory and old age here, but.....I forgot what I was going to say.
(since I can't edit comments....)
While re-reading the Blago quote I noticed that Margaret Lyons wrote "scat enthusiast", but in my rapid reading I missed that. It's still a hilarious reference.