Today’s quotable
Wednesday, Sep 7, 2016 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Regarding Pat Quinn’s latest petition ideas…
Kent Redfield, an emeritus professor of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield, agreed that Quinn is clearly trying to remain in the spotlight.
“Now, to what end?” Redfield said, offering two possible scenarios: an attempt to rebuild an organization to push for political reform or an effort to lay the groundwork for a future bid for public office.
If it’s the latter, it seems doubtful that fellow Democrats would rally behind Quinn, Redfield said.
“I don’t know that a lot of down-ballot Democrats would view him as an asset in terms of being at the top of the Democratic ticket,” he said.
Understatement of the month.
- Handle Bar Mustache - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:20 pm:
Fellow [elected] democrats have never really, enthusiastically rallied behind Pat Quinn. That seems to be ok with him.
- MOON - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:21 pm:
I think Quinn is considering running for Mayor of Chicago.
- Cheryl44 - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:25 pm:
I think Moon is right.
- Langhorne - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:28 pm:
“I think people ought to pay attention to what I’ve got to say,” Quinn said.
That says it all.
- cgo75 - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:29 pm:
He seems so lonely…Maybe he and the pension python need more quality time together.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:34 pm:
Make no mistake, it’s the latter. Reminds me of the old SNL TV Funhouse cartoon, “The All New Adventures of Mr. T,” where Mr. T would constantly say “I’m back! And I need work!”
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:35 pm:
Time to mow the grass, Pat.
- The Captain - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:41 pm:
The planting of this story is directly related to the quote above.
- Cubs in '16 - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:42 pm:
He’s like the aging ballplayer who doesn’t know it’s time to hang up the spikes.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:51 pm:
Quinn is done. Enough said.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:59 pm:
“This is an area of law I know something about.”
If only those areas included something he could go do and make money at that would not involve another run for public office.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:17 pm:
Is Quinn dusting off the Roland Burris campaign playbook by running for mayor? If so, he is going to cement his reputation as being irrelevant.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:21 pm:
Pat, you are not as necessary and essential as you think you are. Take a nap.
- Not liking my old nickname - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:23 pm:
Rahm’s fondest wish is that Pat would run for Mayor.
- JB - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:15 pm:
PQ has been petitioning and fighting for the common good is whole life. I don’t understand why you people seem to think not being in office means you can’t engage in activism.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:41 pm:
JB - Because he has a well established pattern over a quarter century. Is it about the activism or about the next election?
- JB - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:46 pm:
It’s always been about the people with PQ.
- Moist Von Lipwig - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:52 pm:
If Quinn got his redistricting on the ballot, would Rauner resist reform?
- Truth - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:06 am:
Ryan Croake. Bring him back. He’s a winner.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 7:55 am:
=“This is an extension of his long career as sort of Illinois political outsider slash gadfly, tilting at … windmills of various types and sometimes finding one that he takes down.”=
This is why I love PQ. He really is about helping the people.
- Enviro - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 7:57 am:
The @7:55am post was mine.