Question of the day
Monday, Oct 5, 2020 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Chicago Tribune endorsement…
Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, causes trouble in Springfield (in a good way) because he doesn’t go with the flow. He challenged Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-home directives in court as executive order overreach. He calls out members of his own party if he believes they’re leading the state in the wrong direction. On taking a legislative pension, which he declined, he says: “I believe that the position of representative and senator are not careers, but should be treated as times of service to our state. It is irresponsible to collect a pension for an elected position while the working-class pensions are in jeopardy.” Right on. Bailey faces Olney business owner Cynthia Given. Voters in this district should send Bailey to the Senate where he can continue to challenge the status quo. He is endorsed.
“Right on”?
OK.
Rep. Bailey is, of course, a member of the Eastern Bloc, which wants to kick Chicago out of Illinois.
* The Question: Should Rep. Bailey reject this Chicago-based endorsement? Take the poll and then explain your answer in comments, please…
bike trails
And, yes, this is a snarky question.
- Dotnonymous - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:44 am:
No… not if Bailey wants to stay groovy.
- Grandson of Man - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:45 am:
No. Peas in a pod, they are. The Trib wants to slash pensions and Bailey would hurt himself so that the rich don’t have to pay more. Now if the Trib editorial board can find a million fools like Bailey it might get its chance to whack workers.
- Montrose - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:45 am:
I voted yes. He needs to reject foreign interference with Downstatestans elections.
- Steve Rogers - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:47 am:
No, most politicians are opportunistic and hypocritical. Why would accepting this endorsement change that?
- West Side the Best Side - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:48 am:
Of course he should. To accept an endorsement from hated Chicago would be hypocritical, and the Republican party never engages in hypocrisy.
- LoyalVirus - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:48 am:
Send it back. And maybe get Devore to sue them for defamation of ‘character’.
- SIU - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:49 am:
No
Doesn’t matter to anyone south of Kankakee whom the Chicago Tribune endorses
- JS Mill - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:49 am:
Snarky? It is downright cray-cray. Of course he should reject the scandalous endorsement of a yankee paper.
- Give Me A Break - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:51 am:
Is this not like asking Jefferson Davis if he wants the endorsement of the SJR?
- Eloy - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:51 am:
Voted yes just so I could write this. The endorsements are a new level of theatre of the absurd. “You’re doing a great job, but won’t call out Madigan. Next!”
- NIU Grad - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:52 am:
Yes. Why should these Chicago fat-cats boss around his legislative district? Voters should send a message that they will not accept this elitist interference by choosing Cynthia Given on their ballot.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:52 am:
In Bizarro Illinois, where Bailey lives (see old Superman comics for explanation of Bizarro Earth), everything is the opposite.
So if an endorsement seems good, he should reject it. If a position is logical, he should oppose it. If a policy makes sense, he should sue it.
Bailey World. Bizarro World. Same difference. /s
- MG85 - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:53 am:
No. He should say “even Chicago can see that I’m insa..er a fighter for the conservative movement. Also, Mike Madigan.”
- Lynn Becker - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:55 am:
Made for Each Other
- @misterjayem - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 11:57 am:
He’s a fool if he doesn’t.
Get a news cycle out of their “considered endorsement,” get a second news cycle out of his “principled rejection.”
Day one stuff.
– MrJM
- Pundent - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:01 pm:
No. Because it will be historically symbolic. When they write about the demise of the Tribune and how it lost it’s way, the story will be punctuated by how the paper chose to endorse an anti-masker in the midst of a global pandemic. I see it as a teaching moment.
- John Lee Pettimore - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:05 pm:
Curious how many people have ever had a
discussion with Rep. Bailey? This isn’t meant to be a positive comment.
To the question show those big bad Chicago people how tough you are and reject any endorsement north of 80.
- @misterjayem - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:07 pm:
“Right on”?
Kristen’s still trying to get a seat at the cool kids table.
Groovy.
– MrJM
- Bruce( no not him) - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:07 pm:
Yes, he should reject this endorsement, and any money that comes from outside his district. He doesn’t need the outside interference in his tilting at windmills.
- Bear Down - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:08 pm:
=Bailey causes trouble in Springfield (in a good way)”=
LOL. Republicans outside of the Eastern Bloc privately think he is a self serving blow hard and an embarrassment.
Rep. Kelly Cassidy causes trouble in Springfield in a good way. Bailey is a caricature of no influence. The saddest part of the entire discussion is that his constituency is unrepresented at the Capital and don’t appear to know it . . . . . . .
- thisjustinagain - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:09 pm:
If Bailey is actually pure in ideology, he should run away from anything to do with Chicago. However, just like his Clay County court ruling, he’ll accept what he can get, where he can get it.
- West Side the Best Side - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:12 pm:
That endorsement was far out and outta sight.
- Upon Further Review - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:12 pm:
Is this 1978? Being endorsed by the Chicago Tribune has zero impact. Particularly downstate.
Totally and completely irrelevant.
- Groundhog Day - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:15 pm:
voted yes. logic and consistency not part of his brand.
- DuPage Saint - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:18 pm:
If he is not talking any other out of state endorsements he should reject this one.
- Hilarious - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:18 pm:
The “OK” pic is priceless.
He needs to reject it. How can he accept support from the “liberal media” in Chicago and still claim to be a legit member of the Eastern Bloc
- Jocko - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:18 pm:
===causes trouble in Springfield (in a good way)==
Like NOT wearing a mask indoors during the middle of a pandemic? That’s squaresville.
- DownSouth - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:21 pm:
He absolutely should reject it - By golly he needs to show everyone that Clay County and his district have no truck with anything north of Springfield. Then he can whine some more about how southern IL is ignored.
To be honest, I seriously thought this was a joke when I saw the rumblings about in Twitter. Seems to happen with the Trib a good bit these days.
- Dotnonymous - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:23 pm:
On the other hand…Yes …if Bailey wants to be… outa sight.
- dbk - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:25 pm:
– the “liberal media” in Chicago — unintended or intentional /s? Things are getting confusing.
Voted “no.” Maybe the Tribune’s thinking of re-locating to the Eastern Bloc.
- Louis G Atsaves - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:28 pm:
Groovy politicians always chill out and are accepting of everyone. Love and peace, man.
- The Real Captain - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:30 pm:
“I condemn the endorsement of the cowardly liberal media and don’t believe anyone who shouldn’t be in Illinois should tell the voters of my district how to vote!” Rep. Beetle Bailey replied.
- Leigh John-Ella - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:30 pm:
Yes.
Why would he accept an endorsement from an out of state media outlet?
- JoanP - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:31 pm:
Of course he should reject it. He rejects everything else from Chicago. Oh, wait . . . he doesn’t reject our tax money. Never mind.
- OneMan - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:33 pm:
Yes, he needs to stay on brand man. He should even sue them over it.
- Rich Miller - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:36 pm:
===Maybe the Tribune’s thinking of re-locating to the Eastern Bloc===
They’ve been there in spirit since the hurricane.
- DEE - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:36 pm:
Yes-And I am a member of the Tribune Subscriber’s Northern Bloc, which wants to kick the Editorial Section out of the Tribune
- Annonin' - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:41 pm:
Wait til BlocHeadBailey learns Katrina also backed that guy from Kenya for President a few years back. Yikes
- Colin O'Scopy - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:48 pm:
Why would a newspaper from another state weigh in on his race? To be fair, I can understand if a St. Louis newspaper endorsed him because New Illinois is closer to that market. But a newspaper in the State of Chicago? That would be like a newspaper in North Dakota weighing in on a suburban Chicago race.
- Leigh John-Ella - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 12:58 pm:
===Maybe the Tribune’s thinking of re-locating to the Eastern Bloc===
The edit board already thinks it resides on the giant cross in Effingham.
- Top of the State - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 1:08 pm:
I wondered in the past why a part-time job of working in the General Assembly qualifies them for a state pension. And obviously some have really abused the system like working for a short time as a teacher and getting a big payout. Agree with the Tribune on the pension, but not sure about the Pritzker deal.
- zatoichi - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 1:18 pm:
Yes he should because he does not want to be owned by The Man for anything. He’s a rebel.
- Gravy Bond - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 1:18 pm:
God bless the Chicago Tribune. The last Bastien of freedom in a world of “bloggers.”
- Chatham Resident - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 1:43 pm:
At least the Trib still has the courage to make endorsements. Unlike the “Gatehouse Bloc” (i.e., at least the SJ-R) which has decided they will no longer make political endorsements.
- I Live Here - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 1:45 pm:
Correct me if I’m wrong. Back 10+ years ago, you were invited to sit for interviews for editorial board consideration… so if he went to the interview and they endorsed him as a result, then rejecting it would be kind of bananas… so wait, yes, he should reject the endorsement. Took me a second to reason it all out piece by piece /s
- Cardinal Fan - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 2:22 pm:
Nope, Bailey has nothing to gain with the endorsement. Not sure they sell the Chicago Tribune in Clay County anyway.
- Huh? - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 2:47 pm:
Wait til beetle bailey learns Katrina backed that guy from Delaware for President this year. Yikes
- 618er - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 2:55 pm:
I voted no.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend…. Is their mindset
- PublicServant - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 3:02 pm:
I, for one, commend the Tribune for attempting to help win over one of Chicago’s most fervent critics. They are, however, whistling past the haystacks and cow pies here.
- PublicServant - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 3:04 pm:
And I’d like to invite Kentucky and Indiana to compete on annexation of the counties of all the eastern block members. Cya.
- Rich Hill - Monday, Oct 5, 20 @ 5:03 pm:
Chicago Tribune, Effingham Tribune Editorial Board.