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* We have two videos from our live coverage of the State Fair’s Republican Day. First up, Leader Tom Cross on pension reform…

Next, Leader Chris Radogno on pension reform…

* On to the Scribble Live-enabled coverage. BlackBerry users click here. Everybody else can just kick back and watch. We’ll be posting more videos to this feed today as well…

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 11:23 am

Comments

It appears the Cross video didn’t catch the end of Tom’s statement …

“And if you wil exuse me, I have a Tee Time at the Rail in 30 minutes …”

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 11:42 am
Dillard might want to get in shape if he’s going to run for Governor. Also good luck selling the I was Jim Edgar’s chief of staff thing in 2014.

Comment by Shore Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 12:27 pm
(crickets)

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 3:18 pm
The Oswego school district spends less that 40 percent of its money on instruction. That’s $100 million a year that’s going somewhere besides the classroom.

I’m tired of hearing Tom Cross complain that ending the practice of shifting Oswego’s pension costs onto our shoulders will lead to a property tax increase. And tired of the failure of the media to challenge that assertion.

Where’s the $100 million going, Leader Cross?

Oswego Willy - maybe you have some inside info?

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 4:00 pm
I don’t know what’s worse, having a huge crowd show up to boo you, or having no one show up at all.

Comment by TwoFeetThick Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 4:14 pm
–Pat Brady hints that Bill Brady will win governorship in 2014.–

Why would the state chairman do that at a party unity rally for 2012? Aren’t Dillard and Rutherford there?

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 4:22 pm
- Yellow Dog Democrat -,

I do …I would rather give the “background” on it “after the fact”… I will say this … we are opening a new Jr. High, we are expanding both of our High Schools … and Minority Leader Cross knows all this …

But … give it a semester with all the infastructure, you will hear about it more and more, and I am sure MJM is waiting for that too.

It AIN’T the 308 Board’s fault either, but this is way, way, WAY too Dillard (Myopic) to get into … so YDD, just wait and watch …

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 4:27 pm
===Why would the state chairman do that at a party unity rally for 2012?…===

- wordslinger-, Pat Brady, …Pat Brady, - wordslinger- ….

Unity by dividing … MY Chairman! Yea!

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 4:29 pm
C’mon guys, the empty area up front was required to be set aside by the ISF staff for persons with disabilities. The real crowd was behind the camera area. You guys do this same picture every year at GOP Day to make it look like there’s less people than there really are. It’s getting old.

Comment by Anon Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 5:07 pm
Pat Brady didn’t say bill would next gov…he said the party came close with Bill and will get over the electoral hump next time. The tweet misrepresented his remarks…also as for the crowd, the picture are showing the space reserved for people with disabilities in the front..the crowd was actually much larger than depicted.

Comment by Eastsider Thursday, Aug 16, 12 @ 10:20 pm
Bill Brady will run again, and Pat Brady and the “Pat Frat” Establishment will back Bill Brady. However, if Rutherford jumps in, Bill Brady is a goner in the Primary, as he will not have all that “South of I-80″ vote in his pocket. Plus, after the campaign he ran in 2010, who needs an encore of an incometent train wreck. Remember: What is good for the ILGOP is not on the agenda. The Frat holding power in the GOP is the only thing.

Comment by No Pat Frat Friday, Aug 17, 12 @ 11:48 am