Question of the day
Wednesday, Aug 2, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
* The DGA blasted out its own list of headlines today about yesterday’s SB1 AV…
Associated Press: “Illinois governor’s veto could jeopardize school funding.”
Chicago Sun-Times: “Rauner’s veto of parts of school bill leaves plenty of questions.”
Reuters: “Illinois governor rejects school funding legislation.”
WBEZ: “Illinois Governor Vetoes Education Funding Plan.”
WBBM: “Rauner Vetoes Education Funding Bill, Removes $250M For CPS”
Our Quad Cities (WHBF/KLJB): “Rauner vetoes education funding plan.”
Peoria Public Radio: “Illinois’ Education Funding Hangs in the Political Balance.”
Bellville News-Democrat: “Will your kid’s school have enough money to get through the year?”
* The Question: What would your headline be?
- Phenomynous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:32 pm:
Governor Rauner vetoes bailout of Chicago Teacher Pensions with another bailout of Chicago Teacher Pensions.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:33 pm:
“School Funding Furor Like Summer Vacation: No Class”
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:37 pm:
“Dazed and Confused: Governor vetoes education funding and is schooled on how many votes he needs.”
- thunderspirit - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:38 pm:
“Governor Ignores Consequences of Actions, Blames Madigan.”
Same headline we’ve had since January 2015.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:40 pm:
Guv To Kids: No
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:41 pm:
“Maalox moment: Governor announces education veto and learns from reporter how many votes he needs”
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:42 pm:
Gov Fails Math and Civics Test With School Reform Veto
- Anon221 - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:43 pm:
“Rauner Takes a Course in New Math and Fails Fractions”
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:43 pm:
Same Sh**, Different School Day.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:44 pm:
Guv’s AV Strategies Overlook Detail, Dems Schedule Vacations Until Ater Thanksgiving
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:44 pm:
“Governor vetoes education bill and learns IPI doesn’t stand for Informed Persons Institute”
- MOON - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:46 pm:
Because….Madigan (S)
- anon - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:47 pm:
Democrats hold SB1 for 2 months, Governor veto causes uproar.
- Mugsy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:47 pm:
Petulant, out-of-touch governor whiffs on key reelection strategy; thinks blue collar school parents are ultra-greedy
tldr: Rauner really wants to keep his job
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:48 pm:
Rauner Rejects School Reform, Abandons Students Days Before the New School Year Starts
- Joe Bidenopolous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:48 pm:
Rauner pits Illinois kids against each other, chooses winners and losers
- Flynn's mom - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:50 pm:
“Governor vetoes school funding but agrees that system that educated his superstars is flawed”
- IllinoisBoi - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:51 pm:
The Gov wants a win — so school kids lose.
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:52 pm:
“Ruh-roh, Governor needs more votes than he thought to sustain education veto”
- Keyrock - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:53 pm:
Hurricane Bruce Destroys Illinois Social Services; Schools Brace for Direct Hit.
- Keyrock - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:56 pm:
Fitch: Schools Will Close.
Rauner: “Excellent.”
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:57 pm:
Gotta go with the old New York Daily News classic:
Rauner to City (students): Drop Dead
- winners and losers - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:59 pm:
SB 1: the bill almost no one has read, let alone understand
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:59 pm:
“Governor declares references to fractions in Constitution to be obsolete and calls for show of hands instead”
- Flynn's mom - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:00 pm:
“Schools out forever”
- Flynn's mom - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:02 pm:
“The governors out to lunch and the kids are out of school”
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:04 pm:
Subheadline:
What Was He Thinking?
- don the legend - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:09 pm:
“Bruce Rauner Failed”
- Smitty Irving - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:13 pm:
Rauner: “There is a little know codicil in the Illinois Constitution of 1970 related to AV vote requirements … .”
- Joe M - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:15 pm:
Governor Creates More Chaos - This Time With Schools
- Nick Name - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:26 pm:
Parents looking forward to the end of summer vacation will have to wait a little longer
- Mama - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:28 pm:
Rauner: Private schools are good. Public schools - no soup for you.
- Huh? - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:29 pm:
Smartest guy in the room and his superstars are pretty dim.
- Cook County Commoner - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:30 pm:
“Budget=583 pages. SB1=482 pages. How many commentators have read all and understand it?”
- Casual observer - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:36 pm:
Governor comes out in favor of home schooling.
- No Name - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:37 pm:
“Governor Proves Lack of Understanding of School Funding / Legislative Process”
- Huh? - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:37 pm:
Governor loses instruction manual for amendatory veto. Blames Madigan when dimwitted superstars can’t count the number of votes needed for an override.
- Huh? - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:39 pm:
Governor gets bug-eyed when told he is wrong by a news reporter.
- Jocko - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:40 pm:
Governor Installs Term Limits For Students
- Huh? - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:43 pm:
Bruce tells Diana she has to babysit for the neighbor kids because the schools won’t open on time because he vetoed the k-12 Funding
- Huh? - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:46 pm:
1.4% says my kids are out of school. Why should I care about yours?
- Huh? - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:47 pm:
What’s the big deal? Madigan will override my veto.
- Railrat - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:54 pm:
Governor realizes unions dictate democratic policy !
- CPS Parent - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 4:59 pm:
Oh For Crying Out Loud What Now?
- Norseman - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 5:06 pm:
The Fitch and Moody political consulting firm lowered the Rauner staff rating from “Best Team in America” to “Team in America” with a negative outlook.
- Henry Francis - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 5:15 pm:
Picture of the Guv with the deer caught in headlights look on his face
“Schooled”
- Flapdoodle - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 5:32 pm:
Governor Outrageous Outrages State, Fails Basic Civics
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 5:32 pm:
“The Gang that Couldn’t School Straight”
- West Sider - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 5:43 pm:
Gov to Schools: Go Fish (Yourselves)
- Last Bull Moose - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 5:52 pm:
Rauner’s Cheney moment. Shoots at Chicago Public Schools -hits downstate Republicans.
- Chicago 20 - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 6:04 pm:
90% for Rauner Means F for Illinois kids.
- Stumpy's bunker - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 6:58 pm:
“Public school students & employees learn they’re bundled with (dreaded & demeaned) social services.”
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 7:42 pm:
Rauner teaches Chicago public schools a lesson
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 7:50 pm:
Rauners veto trumps education reforms
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 7:56 pm:
Governor junk taunts rating agencys again
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 8:07 pm:
bruce rauner loves the poorly educated
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 8:56 pm:
Rauners veto shakes up school funding
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 9:01 pm:
Veto offers a deal you can’t refuse
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 9:10 pm:
GOP celebrates Rauner’s veto with twilight parade
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 9:18 pm:
Venture capitalist kneecaps struggling schools
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 9:22 pm:
Rauner does his job
- Rabid - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 5:04 am:
Rauner uses his brain, slight malfunction
- Rabid - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 5:18 am:
Downstate schools excited over turnaround agenda progress
- Huh? - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 9:09 am:
“90% for Rauner Means F for Illinois kids.”
Must be grading on a curve. 100% = A, 99% = B, 98%=C