10 Comments - Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 9:13 am: Great subliminal message at the right angle you can just see an image of Illinois an the word “me” - Formerly Known As... - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 12:01 pm: ==Speaker Mike Madigan: Democrats engaged in epic struggle== Easy with the ==extreme== language there, Mr Madigan. - Just Me - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 12:25 pm: If the Democrats care about the middle class so much, where is their plan to balance the state budget without a tax increase on the middle class? - Archiesmom - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 12:42 pm: Jesse White calling it quits? End of an era. Going to be a lot of jockeying for that open spot. - Mason born - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 12:52 pm: Just me You do realize Rauner wants a tax increase every bit as big the dems? - Just Me - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 12:57 pm: Mason born — I do realize that, but he isn’t out there every day spending like the tax increase has already happened, or criticizing others who are trying to balance the budget without it. - Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 1:12 pm: The only person spending money like the tax increase has already happened is Bruce Rauner. He signed the K-12 approp bill, went to court with taxpayer money to make sure state employees got paid, found $26 million last spring to shore up a couple programs…. - Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 1:24 pm: http://wgntv.com/2015/08/20/secretary-of-state-jesse-white-not-running-for-re-election/ - Mason born - Thursday, Aug 20, 15 @ 2:31 pm: Just me He isn’t trying to balance the budget without a tax hike. That is my point Rauner needs the hike because he doesn’t have intestinal fortitide to attempt to balance the budget without it. Therefor his criticism of everyone else doing what he himself will do is the height of hypocrisy. - Mama - Friday, Aug 21, 15 @ 9:03 am: Rich, any thoughts on who will run for Jesse White’s job? Can the Dems hold on to that office? Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.