02
Jan
2008
I was on a TV show recently and the host asked me what I thought could be done to bring the Democratic leaders of Illinois back from "the brink of the abyss."
Too late, I said. We're already in the abyss, and we've been there for a while.
A
new statewide poll shows that, given the opportunity, a majority of
Illinoisans would vote to recall Governor Rod Blagojevich. But don't
get your hopes up.
In
the hyper-over-reactive world that is the Illinois Statehouse, every
move made by every major player is analyzed to death to see who is
zooming whom. House Speaker Michael Madigan's Illinois Gaming Board
reform plan is a case in point.
In
preparation for the November 6 Davenport municipal election, the
River Cities' Reader sent
a survey to all 22 candidates for office. Twelve candidates answered
the survey.
Illinois
Comptroller Dan Hynes is not generally known for his sense of humor.
