* Finke…
The four legislative leaders are scheduled to meet in Chicago Friday to discuss a possible compromise funding bill. But Madigan said Wednesday he isn’t sure Rauner wants to compromise. Madigan said he and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs began meeting last week, and Madigan said he offered a “compromise proposal to Rep. Durkin which he took back to the governor. The governor rejected the proposal.”
“I have a serious doubt that Governor Rauner wants any kind of agreement on this issue,” Madigan said. […]
Rauner’s office denied getting a compromise proposal.
“This is absolutely false,” said spokeswoman Laurel Patrick. “The governor has received no offer of compromise from the Speaker through Leader Durkin. In fact, Gov. Rauner has been calling for compromise for weeks now and has reiterated this call daily since.”
* I asked Leader Durkin’s office for a comment and here’s what they sent…
The Speaker’s claims are inaccurate.
- IRLJ - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:15 am:
Gives you a lot of confidence that Madigan can negotiate with the governor through Rauner’s minion Durkin. Not.
Gives you a lot of confidence they’re going to work this out short of an override vote. Not.
- Anon221 - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:18 am:
Rauner’s idea of compromise is JOMT… “just one more thing…”
- AlfondoGonz - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:19 am:
“The Speaker’s claims are inaccurate…Leader Durkin didn;t bother to bring the agreement to Governor Rauner because he knew it would be rejected.”
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:20 am:
Madigan isn’t known for lying. I think we’re going to need some more info and some further clarification before we know the real story here.
- Politix - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:22 am:
Durkin’s cryptic response tells me something’s up. Madigan might be a lot of things, but one thing he’s not is a liar.
- Montrose - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:23 am:
Note that Durkin’s office didn’t say Madigan lied. They said Madigan was inaccurate. My hunch is that what Madigan thought happened, didn’t.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:24 am:
His spokesperson went on to say: “And if there is anyone who knows what a lie is, it’s the Governor”
- Dee Dee Myers - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:25 am:
I sense the parsing of words here from the executive and minority leader.
- Ghost - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:27 am:
If Rainer has been asking for compromise for weeks why did he never disclose anything in his ammend veto until he did the veto? doesnt seem like compromise if you hide what you want from the otherside.
Rauner “want to buy a house”
Owner “Great iasking is 150 what is your offer?”
Rauner “Ill wait until after you close with another buyer to let you know”
Rauner press release… I have been negotiating for weeks to buy a house
- Jocko - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:27 am:
On this week’s episode of America’s Got Talent:
Watching Jim Durkin speak while Rauner sips from a glass of water.
- Fool On The Hill - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:30 am:
If you notice, the language from the Governor’s Office is much stronger than Durkin’s statement.
Also, “In fact, Gov. Rauner has been calling for compromise for weeks now and has reiterated this call daily since.” This hyperventilation from a governor that rejected 90% of what he wanted…
- cool - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:32 am:
Did I say Durkin? I meant Drury - I sent my message to the Governor through Drury.
- A guy - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:38 am:
Could be semantics actually. Perhaps the Speaker, the Governor and the Leader all have a slightly, or more than slight difference over the definition of what comprises a compromise.
Time to ratchet down the noise and clearly agree on what the word and deed mean. I’m guessing that’s what the Leader was trying to do. Tug o War is most unpleasant for the rope.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:44 am:
===Perhaps the Speaker, the Governor and the Leader all have a slightly, or more than slight difference over the definition of what comprises a compromise.===
Perhaps the Governor ought to do his job and convene a leaders’ meeting. Then he wouldn’t need an errand boy to tell him what Madigan is offering (or maybe not tell him).
- PhD - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:53 am:
It is fairly easy to read between the lines. The Minority Leader just informed the Speaker that the Speaker’s proposal did not reach the Governor.
- cdog - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:56 am:
Let’s hear what the offer was, if there was one.
It would not be too much of a stretch to assume the offer involved even more sanctification of CPS through typical Madigan leverage and language. /s
- A guy - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 12:11 pm:
==Perhaps the Governor ought to do his job and convene a leaders’ meeting.==
I could care less about the method or the vehicle to get there…just get there.
- Pundent - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 12:11 pm:
=Perhaps the Governor ought to do his job and convene a leaders’ meeting. Then he wouldn’t need an errand boy to tell him what Madigan is offering (or maybe not tell him).=
That would be, in a word, “outrageous”. /s
- Porgy Tirebiter - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 12:23 pm:
Rauner cannot call a meeting and be in a room with somebody who considers him his equal. His ego won’t allow it. He cannot deal with somebody who is not yes man.
- My New Handle - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 2:37 pm:
Rauner did not receive it, but someone on his staff did. Weasely they are.
- Annonin' - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 3:42 pm:
Wonderin’ what “inaccurate” means.
Maybe doesn’t get to talk when he goes to get his alloance from GovJunk.
Maybe GovJunk does not understand compromise
Maybe GovJunk did not rcognize Durkie
Some many possibilities.
- DeseDemDose - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 3:43 pm:
Porgy…exactly. Madigan and Cullerton cant be fired and aren’t bought and paid for by Rauner. Brady and Durkin are his latest errand boys and are expendable to him.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 5:37 pm:
–Madigan claimed that, over the weekend, a proposal was made to resolve the SB1 issue, but when Leader Durkin took it to the governor, Rauner rejected it.
When told that House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said today the leaders were “close” to an agreement, Madigan said, “I would expect that Mr. Durkin would say that and I wouldn’t be surprised if he and I were close. The better question is ‘What about Mr. Rauner?’”–
So yesterday Durkin said he and Madigan were close to a deal.
Durkin didn’t inform Rauner about that?
Seems odd.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/madigan-were-not-gonna-walk-away-from-senate-bill-1/
- cc - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 7:29 pm:
He took message to Diana