tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post7066238669182106473..comments2024-03-29T09:51:06.888-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Night of the Living Politically DeadNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33614535258909842692018-03-22T17:59:36.719-05:002018-03-22T17:59:36.719-05:00I live in the 3rd district. God, help us.I live in the 3rd district. God, help us.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41144407750011898042018-03-22T17:51:04.591-05:002018-03-22T17:51:04.591-05:00Good column, NS.
Good column, NS.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36583016600812829392018-03-22T17:50:07.564-05:002018-03-22T17:50:07.564-05:00Yes, B. Scribe, Rauner' s attempt to tie Ives ...Yes, B. Scribe, Rauner' s attempt to tie Ives to Madigan was bs and obviously the far right didn't buy it. But it seems he's suceeded in making Madigan out to be a beast, more than he really is. That and the beating Madigan took for not stopping the harassment on women that his underlings committed leaves him wounded. Yet. I'm glad he's not down and out. We need that power against the Repubs in the Gen. Assembly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50839437497252146642018-03-22T17:47:12.349-05:002018-03-22T17:47:12.349-05:00Well if she wants to go back the the 50's, Ms....Well if she wants to go back the the 50's, Ms. Ives, then she should know that woman don't run for governor at that time. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51945963754382328152018-03-22T17:46:34.603-05:002018-03-22T17:46:34.603-05:00Arthur Jones was uncontested, wasn't he? But d...Arthur Jones was uncontested, wasn't he? But doubt he can beat the Dem. in this case, if he's that neo-Nazi one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83216916606579666042018-03-22T17:45:51.861-05:002018-03-22T17:45:51.861-05:00I wish I could be as confident as you on a Pritzke...I wish I could be as confident as you on a Pritzker win, NS. But come November, the right may figure better Rauner than a Dem. Then DuPage county Repubs and central and southern IL folks will go to bat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78909020672827080152018-03-22T17:24:20.255-05:002018-03-22T17:24:20.255-05:00I wonder if Ives hadn't run on hate and bigotr...I wonder if Ives hadn't run on hate and bigotry she might have prevailed; her ugly commercial repulsed quite a few Republicans as well. The DGA ads gave her more credibility as a conservative and an anti-Rauner change candidate than anything she tried to sell to voters. Ives sabatoged her own campaign, but considering the scorpion she is, it was inevitable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541828632284556589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-37807852398041945482018-03-22T16:54:50.542-05:002018-03-22T16:54:50.542-05:00Now that Ms. Ives is out of the picture I suppose ...Now that Ms. Ives is out of the picture I suppose the conservative cause will have to be upheld by the inestimable Arthur Jones, in his coming battle of the Titans with Dan Lipinski.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21771248156609942242018-03-22T16:03:50.823-05:002018-03-22T16:03:50.823-05:00I follow what is going on from 70 miles away in Wi...I follow what is going on from 70 miles away in Wisconsin. The toilet caper did bother some people, mainly Kass. But I think it is indicative of a rich guy trying to save some bucks. Not a good look. I understand that a republican has never controlled the assessors office, so it will be interesting to see if a democrat changes things. Politicians promise all sorts of things and rarely follow up. sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49660154714546717352018-03-22T14:23:09.990-05:002018-03-22T14:23:09.990-05:00What Tony said. Unfortunately, the state is filled...What Tony said. Unfortunately, the state is filled with way too many other snakes, who uncoiled and voted for her.Steph Stitzellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807896332225707993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82922214106366287782018-03-22T12:34:28.122-05:002018-03-22T12:34:28.122-05:00I think if Ives would have beat Rauner it would ha...I think if Ives would have beat Rauner it would have been game over .Even Pritzker could beat her. I'm not so sure he'll beat Rauner . The madigan connection bugs a lot of voters .FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5033286959758878882018-03-22T12:15:39.877-05:002018-03-22T12:15:39.877-05:00I grew up on the political truism that Republicans...I grew up on the political truism that Republicans always turned out for elections come hell or high water, so was happily surprised at how many more people voted in the Democratic primary than the Republican one, esp. in the governor races -- surely that should be pleasing for Pritzker and worrisome for Rauner. Given the craziness on the Federal level, I can't imagine Democratic voters becoming complacent between now and November and not turning out to vote.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91381511628075106002018-03-22T12:03:30.465-05:002018-03-22T12:03:30.465-05:00I am happy she is done-- she is a loathsome Snake...I am happy she is done-- she is a loathsome Snake...tony fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932522096431346853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2941087692896234722018-03-22T11:16:51.169-05:002018-03-22T11:16:51.169-05:00You're missing some unintended humor if you do...You're missing some unintended humor if you don't tune in Dan and Amy every so often. It's like Don Wade and Roma 2.0 except Dan often sound like that annoy guy in college that just discovered the National Review and joined Young Americans for Freedom.Chris with an Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11806245415174042018-03-22T10:19:40.192-05:002018-03-22T10:19:40.192-05:00I was thrilled Berrios got the boot, and surprised...I was thrilled Berrios got the boot, and surprised Ives came so close to upending Rauner; that would have been disastrous.<br /><br />Tony Galati: Well said!<br /><br />SandyKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54351054207683873342018-03-22T10:08:45.153-05:002018-03-22T10:08:45.153-05:00It is indeed a sentence and a half. Intentional or...It is indeed a sentence and a half. Intentional or not Neil seems to be giving us a tour of literary archetypes: from Hemmingway in Philadelphia the other day to Henry James back here in Illinois.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10420462665014473712018-03-22T10:02:06.464-05:002018-03-22T10:02:06.464-05:00I wonder if Rauner is dumb enough to believe that ...I wonder if Rauner is dumb enough to believe that he won the primary because of, and not in spite of, his addlepated strategy of trying to tie Ives to Madigan. I'm guessing he is, and that we'll see nothing but Madigan Madigan Madigan out of him from now until November. It's basically the only strategy he knows. I think Illinois voters are sick of it by now and see it for the lame excuse that it is, but we'll see.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86671886617114118862018-03-22T07:16:24.668-05:002018-03-22T07:16:24.668-05:00I hate to stray from the subject of this column, b...I hate to stray from the subject of this column, but I'd like to comment on how beautifully it's written. Just one example is the perfectly crafted, second sentence in the first paragraph. Masterful! Few writers learn that technique, and of those few, only a handful know when to employ it. Well done, Neil!Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20589467776420028072018-03-22T02:54:51.949-05:002018-03-22T02:54:51.949-05:00I agree that Rauner will lose to that Democratic b...I agree that Rauner will lose to that Democratic billionaire & amateur, Pritzker, unless Rauner is willing to spend millions on some serious quest to discover & reveal if there's any real dirt on Pritzker. Other than the toilet caper with the mansion, it appears he's just a fat, rich heir, who thinks he can run this thoroughly dysfunctional state, even though he has zero experience at running anything more complicated than a coffee maker. As long as Mike Madigan is around, that ain't gonna happen!<br /><br />Now Madigan has got to be really pissed that his stooge & rainmaker Berrios has lost. Madigan's income is going to take a huge cut, once Fritz Kaegi reforms the assessment procedures. I expect some sneaky attempts from Madigan to quietly pass some laws to make Kaegi's job difficult to complete.<br />The same goes for that appalling sore loser Andrea Raila, who has this truly sick & bizarre belief that she could've won the assessor's race, if only her petitions weren't rejected, unreject & so on. So now she wants to have the courts to order a new election for assessor, which would cost the Cook County taxpayers millions, just so her income won't be reduced for the same reason as Madigan's. <br />Raila ran as a spoiler for Berrios & it didn't work. If Raila hadn't been on the ballot, it's likely Kaegi would've gotten over 60% of the vote & a genuine mandate to rebuild the rotten to the core assessment procedures of Berrios & his shyster allies in the assessment reduction business!<br />If I remember the Trib series on the mess Berrios & his predecessors created, Cook County has more assessment appeals than the rest of the country combined!<br />Just ridiculous, expensive for the taxpayers, who are stuck not only for paying for all the do-nothing employees in the Board of Review office, but on top of that, all of us homeowners that have assessment far too high, while downtown office buildings that sell for in the hundreds of millions are assessed at absurdly low numbers.<br />The new Apple Store is expected to sell for in excess of $170 million, but if it's Berrios that gets to reassess it, it will undoubtedly be assessed at under $20 million!!!Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.com