Friday, Jan 8, 2016 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Sigh…
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:40 pm:
(Day calendar on wall. Days start to fall off, ominous music plays as day after day fall off, one by one. Fade to black)
- Namaste - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:44 pm:
Will the senate follow suit?
- 47th Ward - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:46 pm:
Can we please stop paying them until this is fixed?
- wordslinger - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:47 pm:
If there’s no deal, there’s no deal. It’s not like some sort of weird productive alchemy occurs when they all get together.
- Jordan - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:49 pm:
Senate cancelled next Thursday and will only be in on Wednesday.
- cdog - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:51 pm:
State of the State that day, Jan 27.
Is this a consequence for what happened with AFCME today?
- Namaste - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:53 pm:
Thanks, Jordan.
- forwhatitsworth - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:56 pm:
I guess there’s nothing important going on!
- Anon. - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:57 pm:
Those with Chicago districts will be too busy scrambling for that prime office space in the JRTC that the governor is abandoning.
- Norseman - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:01 pm:
=== Can we please stop paying them until this is fixed? ===
Rauner would be tickled. He doesn’t need the money, a lot of legislators do.
- Norseman - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:04 pm:
Word is right, unless there is a deal they don’t need to be in town.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:06 pm:
Agreed.
Owls and Mushrooms are colored buttons now. The heavy lifting is with Madigan, Cullerton, and Rauner… and their Staffs… approved by their Crews
- Wensicia - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:25 pm:
Isn’t this the beginning of the government shutdown Rauner wanted?
“I may have to take a strike and shut down the government a few weeks to redo everybody’s contract,”
- RNUG - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:31 pm:
Unless there is an agreed bill, no need to attempt anything until after the primary.
- Anon2U - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:36 pm:
“The House is in continuous session.” Speaker Madigan
Right. Exactly right.
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- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:40 pm:
(Day calendar on wall. Days start to fall off, ominous music plays as day after day fall off, one by one. Fade to black)
- Namaste - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:44 pm:
Will the senate follow suit?
- 47th Ward - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:46 pm:
Can we please stop paying them until this is fixed?
- wordslinger - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:47 pm:
If there’s no deal, there’s no deal. It’s not like some sort of weird productive alchemy occurs when they all get together.
- Jordan - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:49 pm:
Senate cancelled next Thursday and will only be in on Wednesday.
- cdog - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:51 pm:
State of the State that day, Jan 27.
Is this a consequence for what happened with AFCME today?
- Namaste - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:53 pm:
Thanks, Jordan.
- forwhatitsworth - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:56 pm:
I guess there’s nothing important going on!
- Anon. - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 3:57 pm:
Those with Chicago districts will be too busy scrambling for that prime office space in the JRTC that the governor is abandoning.
- Norseman - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:01 pm:
=== Can we please stop paying them until this is fixed? ===
Rauner would be tickled. He doesn’t need the money, a lot of legislators do.
- Norseman - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:04 pm:
Word is right, unless there is a deal they don’t need to be in town.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:06 pm:
Agreed.
Owls and Mushrooms are colored buttons now. The heavy lifting is with Madigan, Cullerton, and Rauner… and their Staffs… approved by their Crews
- Wensicia - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:25 pm:
Isn’t this the beginning of the government shutdown Rauner wanted?
“I may have to take a strike and shut down the government a few weeks to redo everybody’s contract,”
- RNUG - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:31 pm:
Unless there is an agreed bill, no need to attempt anything until after the primary.
- Anon2U - Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:36 pm:
“The House is in continuous session.” Speaker Madigan
Right. Exactly right.