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Like a stroll back through time
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * Former Gov. Pat Quinn was on Will Stephens’ WXAN radio program today and it was classic PQ. Quinn started the interview, then all of a sudden there’s silence. And then he started talking to someone else. “Can I just come in to… Yeah.” Then he stuttered a bit, collected himself and carried on with the interview. He hit just about every point in his age-old arsenal of references. Gold Star families, veterans (at least three times), jobs, the Citizens Utility Board, whistle-blowers, Abraham Lincoln, “Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and organize,” term limits, utility companies, “six days to the election but twelve if you don’t sleep” (twice) and how he’s a “fighter for the people.” Asked who he supported for governor, Quinn said, “They’re all loving sons of loving mothers.” I think the only Quinn cliche the former governor missed was the Mighty Mississippi River. * It’s worth a listen…
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- The Captain - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:13 pm:
Was there a soy boy reference?
- WhoKnew - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:14 pm:
What about working “Night and Day”?
No mention of Soy Beans either.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:14 pm:
Beat it Pat Quinn. We can’t miss you if you keep coming back.
- Thomas Paine - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:22 pm:
=== “They’re all loving sons of loving mothers.” ===
Not according to Chris Kennedy. According to Chris Kennedy, JB Pritzker’s mom was so awful, she instilled him with terrible values. What kind of a loving mother would do that?
We could ask Mrs. Pritzker if she weren’t dead, right Kennedy spokeswoman? Right.
- Keyrock - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:28 pm:
Did he discuss his refrigerator?
- Downstate - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:32 pm:
Always treasure the Metro East presser in which Gov. Quinn announced the high speed train that would go from “Chicago to St. Louis AND FROM St. Louis to Chicago.”, as if a multi-directional train was a miracle of an idea coming from his administration.
- Jake Arvey - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:34 pm:
Pat Quinn has given Illinois voters ample opportunity to size him up. He is a little bit of a political loner, a little bit goo-goo, a little bit crazy old uncle…I can’t say I am opposed to the themes he sloganizes. However, part of his political loner character seems to have made it difficult for him to form effective political coalitions. As Treasurer he did get the ball rolling ever so slowly on some odd hotel loan deals that the state had become yoked with. He had modicums of success with other initiatives and no luck with many others. The AG has a different focus from Governor (or Treasurer); in this race he has focused his rhetoric on utility rate increases, “corporate polluters,” and “unfair corporate practices.”
It’s hard to think of any scenic initiatives from the Lisa Madigan regime as AG. I suppose Quinn’s goo-goo streak might befit the office of AG more than being beholden to strong political forces.
- DuPage Saint - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:34 pm:
Of course he believes in term limits I just wish he believed in limiting the number of times one could run for office
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:50 pm:
– He is a little bit of a political loner, a little bit goo-goo, a little bit crazy old uncle…I can’t say I am opposed to the themes he sloganizes. However, part of his political loner character seems to have made it difficult for him to form effective political coalitions.–
That’s a real good short take. Plus, I’d venture that those slips of paper he keeps in his pocket and wad of business cards in a rubber band are not administrative best practices.
The Senate would have been in his wheelhouse. Pick and choose your issues, raise heck with the Republicans in DC.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:51 pm:
He’s just an empty suit.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 3:58 pm:
He was this/close to being my favorite former governor. Now I’m stuck with Jim Edgar.
- Honeybadger - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 4:12 pm:
Pat, please, please, please just go away. Enjoy your retirement and your pension and leave the governing to someone else.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 4:13 pm:
===please, please, please just go away===
You may want to take a sedative. He may be around a while longer.
- SAP - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 4:43 pm:
What about “I was put on this Earth to solve the Pension Crisis”?
- Arsenal - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 4:51 pm:
==He hit just about every point in his age-old arsenal of references.==
Leave me out of this.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 5:48 pm:
I liked Quinn. He was better than his predecessor or his successor. He did talk reform, unlike our likely next Governor, JB. I early voted for him.
- My New Handle - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 6:17 pm:
There are a lot of memories I’d like to forget. Quinn is one of them.
- RNUG - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 7:01 pm:
== He was this/close to being my favorite former governor. Now I’m stuck with Jim Edgar. ==
For being a good Governor, I’ll stick with Olgivie
- Just Me - Wednesday, Mar 14, 18 @ 11:35 pm:
Did he drop in a “working night and day”?
- Soccermom - Thursday, Mar 15, 18 @ 8:38 am:
Next he’ll run for President — of the Fashion Club. (Any Daria fans in the house? No?)