This man has been caught playing serious financial games, and losing. His excuses won’t pay his bills or fix his image. He needs to bow out of public office and after finding resolution to his financial problems, can perhaps re-enter politics a wiser man.
Americans do give second chances. McCann needs to come clean and demonstrate his honesty and maturity. Hiding financial problems while many of the people he represents, are having similar problems, is avoiding the truth that he could actually use in his favor in the future. But not until he buckles down and shows us that he can fix his own.
Colossus - Mr. McCann’s construction employees are not unionized.
Why should anyone be surprised by any of this?! He lied about his service in the Marines. The man has lied multiple times about his allegiance to the leader of his caucus. He tried running for Governor - except when he didn’t - and lost his minority spokesmanship because he can’t keep anything straight.
Oh - and he’s also being sued for almost $17,000 by a business creditor in circuit court. So there’s that - and that’s in addition to what Bernie mentioned in the column.
Could all of these revelations be the beginning of a Schock treatment for Sen. McCann?
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:17 am:
Bill and Irv never woulda let him get on first base.
- Under Further Review - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:24 am:
It never fails to amaze me that the party leaders will frequently slate an absolutely marginal person and skip people who are well qualified. I think that they believe a hack can be bossed more easily than a capable person. This criticism is bipartisan. It happens on both sides of the aisle.
Arthur - yep. Our current “leadership” in the Sangamon County GOP is limp at best. We win in spite of ourselves (and candidates).
- Blago's Luxurious Grey Mane - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:54 am:
Look, I’m not a fan of the Sangamon County GOP crowd, but blaming McCann on them is silly. McCann is a creation of the new map and the Tea Party.
The Tea Party/Illinois Review crowd demands lily white behavior and ethics until it comes to their heroes like Joe Walsh and Sam McCann. They did everything possible to convince him to run for Governor, for heaven’s sake.
The fact is, businesses often go through problems. And when they’re in financial straits, sometimes they do things to keep the doors open that can bite them later. It’s unfortunate, but it happens.
I have family and friends in the trades who were making out like bandits flipping houses and building spec houses prior to the crash. I made some good side money myself with them, but as a laborer, not an investor.
Some of those who couldn’t find a chair when the music stopped we’re in a mess of trouble.
The downward financial spiral continued despite an improving economy. Not good. Add to it his wacky God-gave-us-the-Second-Amendment rhetoric, his quixotic but brief run for governor, his inability to get along with people on the same side of the aisle, his failure to successfully champion any significant legislation and he’s finished. You can’t get re-elected on a platform of “I made bobcat hunting legal again.”
If he’s got that many fein numbers that they couldn’t keep track of what company was what, something was hinky to begin w/. Has he considered moving to Texas and changing his name?
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 4:50 pm:
D.P. you can run, but there is no hiding from the intrepid Bruce Rushton!
- Spi Spy - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 8:41 am:
The local Sangamon GOP completely screwed up the Bomke transition. They are stuck with him. Sam will hold that seat until he runs for governor again!
- The Colossus of Roads - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 8:47 am:
He forgot to say a right to work law would solve all of my problems.
- RNUG - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 8:50 am:
I actually like Sam to talk too … plus we need a few mavericks in the GA. I hope he gets this straightened out.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 8:56 am:
This man has been caught playing serious financial games, and losing. His excuses won’t pay his bills or fix his image. He needs to bow out of public office and after finding resolution to his financial problems, can perhaps re-enter politics a wiser man.
Americans do give second chances. McCann needs to come clean and demonstrate his honesty and maturity. Hiding financial problems while many of the people he represents, are having similar problems, is avoiding the truth that he could actually use in his favor in the future. But not until he buckles down and shows us that he can fix his own.
Get on it Sam.
- Team Sleep - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:06 am:
Colossus - Mr. McCann’s construction employees are not unionized.
Why should anyone be surprised by any of this?! He lied about his service in the Marines. The man has lied multiple times about his allegiance to the leader of his caucus. He tried running for Governor - except when he didn’t - and lost his minority spokesmanship because he can’t keep anything straight.
Oh - and he’s also being sued for almost $17,000 by a business creditor in circuit court. So there’s that - and that’s in addition to what Bernie mentioned in the column.
Governor Rauner - here’s your sign.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:13 am:
The most generous explanation is that he’s got some seriously incompetent bookkeeping.
There appears to be a lot of razzle-dazzle going on here, a three-card monte game, shuffling business entities around and such.
You can only play the “I didn’t know” card so many times, And the “over-regulation and irresponsible court system” dodge ain’t cutting it.
He needs to be awful careful here to keep it a civil matter.
- pipersls - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:15 am:
Could all of these revelations be the beginning of a Schock treatment for Sen. McCann?
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:17 am:
Bill and Irv never woulda let him get on first base.
- Under Further Review - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:24 am:
It never fails to amaze me that the party leaders will frequently slate an absolutely marginal person and skip people who are well qualified. I think that they believe a hack can be bossed more easily than a capable person. This criticism is bipartisan. It happens on both sides of the aisle.
- Team Sleep - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:25 am:
Arthur - yep. Our current “leadership” in the Sangamon County GOP is limp at best. We win in spite of ourselves (and candidates).
- Blago's Luxurious Grey Mane - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:54 am:
Look, I’m not a fan of the Sangamon County GOP crowd, but blaming McCann on them is silly. McCann is a creation of the new map and the Tea Party.
The Tea Party/Illinois Review crowd demands lily white behavior and ethics until it comes to their heroes like Joe Walsh and Sam McCann. They did everything possible to convince him to run for Governor, for heaven’s sake.
- A guy - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:57 am:
Oof is right.
- walker - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:06 am:
==a three card monte game, shuffling business entities around==
Exactly.
Purpose: to evade personal accountability
- Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:06 am:
“Lien on me, when you’re not strong,
and I’ll be the one, to help you carry on…”
- DuPage - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:10 am:
Maybe Rauner will bail him out.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:11 am:
The fact is, businesses often go through problems. And when they’re in financial straits, sometimes they do things to keep the doors open that can bite them later. It’s unfortunate, but it happens.
But, man, the totality of that story… Whew.
- Team Sleep - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:14 am:
Rich - this is a Schock-type reverb for McCann.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:15 am:
===a Schock-type reverb for McCann===
Yeah. I thought the same thing. Very comprehensively laid out.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:15 am:
I have family and friends in the trades who were making out like bandits flipping houses and building spec houses prior to the crash. I made some good side money myself with them, but as a laborer, not an investor.
Some of those who couldn’t find a chair when the music stopped we’re in a mess of trouble.
- Vote Quimby! - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:55 am:
I guess the line “Taxes are for little people” has already been used…
- Juvenal - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 11:10 am:
Rich and Word:
Here’s the thing. Senator Brady had the same problem. He owned up to it, more or less.
McCann has been totally dismissive.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 11:11 am:
===Senator Brady had the same problem===
It wasn’t this extensive.
- walker - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 11:34 am:
Unclear how the contested divorce settlement also led to this shuffling. World of hurt.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 11:45 am:
Juv, what Rich said. I thought the political knocks on Brady were unfair. He didn’t cause the housing crash.
- He's Toast - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 12:18 pm:
The downward financial spiral continued despite an improving economy. Not good. Add to it his wacky God-gave-us-the-Second-Amendment rhetoric, his quixotic but brief run for governor, his inability to get along with people on the same side of the aisle, his failure to successfully champion any significant legislation and he’s finished. You can’t get re-elected on a platform of “I made bobcat hunting legal again.”
- D.P.Gumby - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 2:15 pm:
If he’s got that many fein numbers that they couldn’t keep track of what company was what, something was hinky to begin w/. Has he considered moving to Texas and changing his name?
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 4:50 pm:
D.P. you can run, but there is no hiding from the intrepid Bruce Rushton!