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* From ABC 7’s report on today’s NRI hearing…

(A) harsh audit found the program was hastily developed, mismanaged and wasted millions of taxpayer dollars. Lavin admitted that mistakes were made, but the program helped thousands of people.

Quinn’s current opponent Bruce Rauner uses the word “corruption” when talking about the NRI probe.

“Is this corruption? No, I don’t think so, it is gross mismanagement and incompetence,” [Rep. Ron] Sandack said.

He’s probably right, but I’m not sure the Rauner campaign is gonna love him for that one.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 7:20 pm

Comments

===He’s (Sandack) probably right, but I’m not sure the Rauner campaign is gonna love him for that one.===

@FakeRonSandack - when you play the patsy for Tom Hagen, and you are made to play the fool, at some point enough is enough #DopeyOwl

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 7:23 pm
Evidently Sandack reads polls.

Comment by Norseman Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 7:36 pm
If the program helped thousands of people, where are they at? Will these people be testifying on Quinn’s behalf?

Does Lavin mean the NRI paid thousands of part-time people?

Comment by Under Further Review Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 7:49 pm
=== Will these people be testifying===

It’s over man.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 7:54 pm
===It’s over man.===

That was the saddest sentence I’ve read today.

(Softly) It’s over man.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 7:57 pm
Norseman: You got it brother!

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 7:57 pm
===Evidently Sandack reads polls.===

All he has to read is the Capitol Fax.

Comment by Mighty M. Mouse Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 8:01 pm
Admittedly, I did not watch all of the testimony today. But from what I did see, Representative Sandack, came off as a little heavy handed…

Comment by W.S. Walcott Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 8:02 pm
“(Softly) It’s over man.”

Willy wins the day!

Comment by Southern Scout Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 8:16 pm
“Legislative Audit Commission” starring Bill Paxton as Rep. Ron Sandack: http://youtu.be/dsx2vdn7gpY

– MrJM

Comment by MrJM Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 8:25 pm
60 days to prep and it seems like the dems used that time far more effectively than the GOP

Comment by Barrett Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 9:23 pm
That line is why Ron is eventually going to win statewide.

He did the thing for his party and held the hearings, but when they didn’t come up with anything, he acknowledged it.

Many in his positions would be saying “But, but, but let’s wait for the feds.”

Ron acknowledged what others saw. That took some courage.

Comment by Gooner Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 9:29 pm
Rauner over played this, badly. He could have used the gross mismanagement and millions wasted angle effectively. But he wanted something more visceral and went out on a limb with corruption…. And the limb broke. Oddly Rauner has turned the great mismanagement potentially major hit/whack at Quinn’s leadership into a minor issue by calling it corruption. What a way to help bury it

Comment by Ghost Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 9:30 pm
There goes a campaign theme, months in the making, down the tubes.

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 9:40 pm
Sandack can’t seem to hang onto an office for more than a couple of years and only won his primary over an utterly unqualified tea party candidate by 150 votes after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars. Win statewide? Not gonna happen.

Comment by markg8 Thursday, Oct 9, 14 @ 9:52 pm
“gross mismanagement and incompetence”
An apt tag-line for Democrats.

Comment by Yobagoya Friday, Oct 10, 14 @ 3:11 am