How are things in the Land of Lincoln?



http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-17/illinois-state-official-we-are-massi...

I know quite a few people from Illinois and they all say the same thing.  It is not the state, it is Chicago.  What say you T&T?

Best regards,

oldNslow wrote on 06/18/17 at 16:44:11:


My daughter called me this morning, from California....
She said, all her extended Mexican family members ( her husband side ) are moving back to Mexico, because California is just too F'ed up  

I jest, sorta.....
Its all because the repubs don't pay their fair share, huh  

MnSpring wrote on 06/18/17 at 18:32:22:


Trickle up misery  

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I do. New York. Everything West of Albany except for the Northeastern part of the state north of the NYS Thruway should be a separate state. That way when New York City goes tits-up it won't be as likely to take the rest of us out with it.

It's gotten so bad here, the lotteries are considering pulling out.

How effing sad is that?

Well, when you have lifetime politicians that do pretty much nothing - madigan - and then you throw in a republican governor (whom I voted for -
gasp!) that has been terribly ineffective, and in some ways worse than his predecessor... something's got to give.

Despite what some suggest - it's not Chicago's fault.  A quick look at our skyline with all the construction cranes and another look online to see the revenue and jobs growth since 2008 tells the story.

That being said - our mayor rham has made the political climate toxic.  The aldermen for the city are, for the most part, rubber stamps for him (mine takes exception, being a republican and NOT being a neo-con.  Who, incidentally, I met in person and voted for - gasp!).  What's worse is that the mayor has failed miserably with CPS.  Mismanagement is an understatement.  However, with the possibility of public school board elections in the future, rham (and his successors) will no longer have a hand in picking their own board.

Whether the state wants to admit it or not - the economy outside Chicago is what's really dragging down Illinois.  The establishment dems in Springfield have all but spent us into bankruptcy.  The establishment repubs there have done nothing to help the situation, only coddle their own agenda.  There are very few in our house that represent the people...  Truly sad state of affairs (unintentional pun).

Like I've said in other posts - 2018 will see much change.  The toilet will be flushed and many of the big pieces of poo will be gone.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/19/17 at 10:49:07:


You're right - however - this is NOT the past.  The sheer amount of information and access is orders of magnitude greater than at anytime in our history.

The reason the "machine" has gone on this long is that most everyone was ignorant to it.  Well, no more.  We're seeing better turnout locally in my ward.  More young families (and younger people in general) are armed with better information.

It's not going to change overnight, but rest assured, it will change.