42 Comments - bored now - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 7:06 am: Dear Speaker Madigan: Be our Valentine. Illinois faces difficult decisions ahead. You hold the levers of power, and it’d be swell if you used that power to fix our state. We need a leader. Illinois needs your love… - Wensicia - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 7:15 am: I don’t have a valentine for any politician, but I can imagine the one most of them would send to us “You only hurt the ones you love.” Happy Valentine’s Day! - PublicServant - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 7:34 am: Dear Lisa, I engineered the election of Patsy Quinn, and we’ve passed a huge tax increase. We’re working on the other stuff, so you can come in and say “Hey! Wasn’t me.” Love, Dad - CircularFiringSquad - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 7:50 am: Special note to BillboardCross, Gags Brady,CommandoMakeItUp, Meat Axe Topinka, NoTaxBill, Daddy’sLilDeduction et. al. Roses are red Violets are not GOPers are lame Fire, Ready, Aim - Bubba - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 8:15 am: Blago, be my Valentine Love, Bubba, cell block 23-A (I can wait) - MrJM - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 8:23 am: Carol, I was worried that the circus was over when the Supreme Court ruling came down. Hugs and kisses for keeping non-issues the main issue of this campaign. XOXO – Rahm - player - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 8:29 am: Dear Mr Madigan. Rose are Red Violets are blue you need to retire because you don’t have a clue. - Anonymous - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 8:35 am: To My Valentine Robert Plummer, “Tell Jason I always liked him, It was strictly business.” Your Pal, Oswego Willy - Oswego Willy - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 8:36 am: And yes - I posted that … - so... - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 9:14 am: Governor Quinn: We heart you for raising taxes. Giving up some of our bennies would have sucked. Love: AFSCME - Oswego Willy - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 9:24 am: Dear Burt O. You only get one chance to take out the King, so don’t miss! #$%@ You, Burt. Much Love, Rahm - WRMNpolitics - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 9:25 am: To the Illinois Legislature: Roses are Red, Violets are blue Your getting your paychecks I want mine too Love: Illinois Contractors who are waiting to be paid. - wordslinger - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 9:53 am: Rose are Red, Politics are Shady, Thanks to the Six Northern Elephants, Who Gave Me Bill Brady, Couldn’t have done it without you! Love, your SoyBoy - zatoichi - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 9:59 am: Roses are red Violets are blue I have to pay my bills So why don’t you Love and prayers, Z - Phineas J. Whoopee - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 10:01 am: Roses are red Violets are blue We want all your businesses and the White Sox too. Love, Indiana - Skeptic - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 10:05 am: Dear Voters: You know that Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday; at least until the next holiday gets here. Love, PQ - Hon. John Fritchey - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 10:06 am: The state’s in the red Its workers are blue Hendon’s suit is both colors And his shoes likely are too Happy Valentine’s Day from Cook County Gov’t - the folks that are actually cutting spending - Rich Miller - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 10:08 am: ===the folks that are actually cutting spending=== That’s like congratulating a wino for giving up beer. Just sayin… lol - Hon. John Fritchey - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 10:13 am: 16% is 16%. And who said anything about giving up beer?! Love you too Rich - Esquire - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 10:55 am: Pat Quinn, I love it when you are not given a public speaking opportunity. Less is more. - 47th Ward - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 10:59 am: Dear Governor Quinn, Please keep fighting your petty battles with Indiana, New Jersey and Wisconsin over the dwindling supply of US manufacturing jobs. Don’t worry about trying to cooperate regionally in a global economy by investing together in transit, infrastructure and education. Remember, all your job are belong to us now. Love, Hu Jintao - reformer - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 11:14 am: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Madigan draws the new map So Republicans are thru. - Leroy - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 11:20 am: Dear Talgo: Illinois cho-cho-chooses you! Signed, Governor Quinn - Jasper - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 11:33 am: Dear Rahm, When I compared you Hitler, I meant it in the kindest, most diplomatic way possible. Because, I was a diplomat you know. Your Dear Friend, CMB - Concerned Voter - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 11:35 am: Governor Quinn, the taxpayers are all in, we have no more change to spare. Some state employees too, have deferred pay for you, to use to towards the budget somewhere. Please spend no more, we cannot afford, More and more social programs. Pay those late bills, get the debt closer to nil, If not, the next time the voter might say SCRAM! Happy Valentine’s Day - South of Sherman - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 11:37 am: Usually, my Valentine would be reserved exclusively for a lady. But Governor Quinn, it’s my heart you win, simply by not being Bill Brady. - amalia - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 11:38 am: well, I was going to write about Rahm and his Boehner orange face, but with love for EBBrowning, this is for all the politicians who care about money… How do I tax thee? Let me count the ways. I tax thee to the depth and breadth and height My votes can reach, when voters out of sight For the ends of incumbency and ideal pension. I tax thee to the level of every day’s Most precinct captain need, by session and tight vote. I tax thee freely, as politicians strive for their right. I tax thee purely, as we turn from reason. I tax thee with the passion put to my use In my own griefs, and with my children’s fate. I tax thee with a life I fear to lose With my lost voters. I tax thee with the breath, Smiles, tears of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but tax thee better when I am a lobbyist. - Publius - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 12:00 pm: Governor Quinn, I hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day. Last week I signed a piece of paper that stated that I’m getting a $.25 per hour pay raise for my part-time job with the state. Since I’m a poor college student I was happy, but since then I was told today to not get a raise and my pay is dropping $0.25 per hour. I would like to thank you for all you’ve done. So, here is the question, will you be my Valentine? You will have to pay for my expenses since I can’t afford it anymore. P.S. My supervisor just got a $5000 pay raise per year. - Jake From Elwood - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 12:21 pm: An Ode to Blago- Well you wished upon a star That turned into a plane And I guess that’s right on par… Quinn’s left to blame. If you were a pill I’d dispose of a handful at my will And I’d flush you gone with a feeling sweet and strong Plenty of agencies you shake up With Dick Mell you should make-up But like a fool and the morning star you’re gone Tonight, ignore pols of your kind Tomorrow, you’ll be serving time. Valentine. With apologizes to Paul Westerberg. - Responsa - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 12:26 pm: A Valentine Haiku: State of Illinois Beloved Land of Lincoln Both Blago AND Quinn? - Irish - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 12:43 pm: Dear GA, The budget ink is red, Needy kids, vendors, and health providers, are blue. Getoffyourbuttandpasstheborrowingbillandquityourbickeringdon’tyourealizeit’scostingmoretopaypenaltiesthanitwouldtopayinterestontheloans instead. And get rid of some Deputy Directors too. Taxpayers and their kids. - 10th Voter - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 12:53 pm: Leroy gets the win for the Ralph Wiggum quote! - spring - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 1:01 pm: dear rahm, you are about to be the most hated mayor in chicago history, raise taxes layoff teachers & other workers, reduce pensions. on this valentines day, may all d’s love you because you are so &^%$#$% for the next four years - Irish - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 1:15 pm: Dear GA and Pat Quinn, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways - Do I love thee for the way you never paid the pension payments and stole money from the pension fund, but not from yours, and helped to create this billions of dollar deficit? - No. Do I love thee for the way you kicked the can down the road and never took a step to fix the fiscal problem because you wanted to maintain your status quo? - No.. Do I love thee for waiting until after the election to ensure you kept your job before you seriously began to try to fix the fiscal mess? - No… Do I love thee for the way you are laying all the blame on State employees for the fiscal crisis instead of owning up to your malfeasance? - No ….. Do I love thee for the way you connived to contribute the least possible for your furlough days even though most employees paid much more for theirs? No…….. Do I love thee for the way you still are playing your little games even though there are many who are hurting because of your continued inaction, and none of you is coming up with any real plan to fix the deficit that remains even after the tax increase except to continue to bash state employees and try to balance the budget on their backs? No…………… Sorry, I guess in retrospect I don’t love thee. In fact come to think of it not only do I not love thee,…. I really don’t like thee. A Land of Lincoln taxpayer. - Capitol View - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 1:42 pm: From the Springfield Chamber of Commerce - We would love all the executive branch officials more, if they would remember where the State Capitol is. (no, it isn’t Chicago) - Can't Say My Nickname - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 2:14 pm: To Mike Madigan It’s hard to say I Love You with all this budget tension It’s hard to say I Love You when you want to take away my pension You’re stealing my future along with my pay So my valentines wish to you is please just go away - D.P. Gumby - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 2:22 pm: “L” is for the Land of Lincoln Blues “O” is for all the ones in Blago’s Shoes “V” is voting often even if your dead and rotten “E” is even more the cash and goodies we beg for And, LOVE, Is not what gov’erment is for LOVE Won’t pay for votes or sweep the floor. You can lead, just fake it. Take this envelop, you’ll make it! Illinois was made for you, you’ll see! - Bluejay - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 5:30 pm: A paen to our Governor Quinn, Distressed by fix our state’s in He’s raising our personal tax but must wield a spending ax To stave off bankruptcy tailspin - Happy in Virginia - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 6:17 pm: Bye bye love bye bye high taxes hello high employment don’t think i’m gonna cry bye bye Illinois bye bye - Rich Miller - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 6:28 pm: Happy in Virginia, you do realize that your personal income tax rate there is 5.75 percent, right? - wordslinger - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 6:35 pm: It would be pretty tough to have high unemployment in Virginia with that high-wage federal payroll. - wordslinger - Monday, Feb 14, 11 @ 6:37 pm: … plus the K-Streeters, hustlers and boodlers that high-deficit federal trough attracts. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.