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Morning shorts
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller [Kind of in a strange location today, but at least it’s here.] * Topinka opposes statewide smoking ban * The Southern asked readers to submit questions for Gov. Blagojevich yesterday but this is the article they came up with * McClain: After a long campaign laced with scandal, Illinois voters seem less than enchanted with either candidate * McQueary: Todd trouble * Guv gets more mileage out of power plant * Questions Over Electric Rate Freeze Continue * From The Hotline On Call:
* Barack Obama will eat your souls. * AP: The former head of the state’s I-PASS electronic toll-collection system, who stepped down in March amid questions about his handling of a contract, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. * Tribune: Although they promise to move Illinois forward, none of the candidates running for governor has offered a comprehensive blueprint or a bankroll to repair and widen congested, crumbling roads and make mass transit a preferred travel mode. * Quote of the Day: “If Judy was in the governor’s office, she would be out there scooping the snow herself … and scooping a lot of other things as needed,” Tracy said. * Once an independent loner in her party, Judy Baar Topinka now heads the ticket * McMillin: Greens planting problems in elections
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- Wumpus Diva - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 11:45 am:
Interesting assessment by Rove.
- Mike's Used Sports Section - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 12:12 pm:
I think IL political reporters need to start doing some fact checking of their own on the Governor’s “puffery.” He said this in The Southern article ” adding he had directed his campaign to give Rezko’s donations to charity. ” Well? Have they? How much? To what charities? The press needs to follow up on these classic-Blago throw away lines, or they will be just as responsible for his next four disasterous budgets as the national press is for our mess in Iraq.
PS - anyone got a match?
- doubtful - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 1:09 pm:
Rove’s polls have the patented Diebold margin of error factored in. He’s delusional.
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 1:12 pm:
Hilkevich’s column is sad but true. But look for a capital bill for transportation this spring, no matter who gets elected, and look for the payback to be shoved way off into the future like the pension deal.
- Pat collins - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 2:14 pm:
eating my soul
Hmm, so maybe I just need to change my nickname for him from “The Prince” to the “PoD”
Maybe “oPoD”? *^^*
- Do Da Do Da - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 4:45 pm:
Regarding - AP: The former head of the state’s I-PASS electronic toll-collection system, who stepped down in March amid questions about his handling of a contract, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
Rusty Castillo is now a Chief of Procurement for the Illinois Tollway (the warehouse operations so it covers more than just the procurement portion) and they made it its own department. Rusty was the manger over procurement when the printing fiasco was done. Rusty Castillo is very upset today.
Where were Executive Director Jack Hartman and James A. Wright, Inspector General of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority?
Well, Hartman bailed, and Wright got promoted to Executive Inspector General.
GOOD JOB ROD!
- Citizen A - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 6:16 pm:
That may not have been Rod - I hear they put the Autopen on automatic pilot.
- StrogerNoonanSameThing - Thursday, Oct 26, 06 @ 6:17 pm:
Kristin McQuery’s column was excellent for insights into Toddler’s campaign.
There must be some interesting ties between recent contributors to Stroger’s campaign and county business. Particularly from the lobbying community.