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* The Southern Illinoisan has been posting a count-up clock at the top of some of its stories. Here’s a screen capture from this morning…

* And here’s a Friday morning screen cap from a site called WhereIsRaunerBudget.com…

That one looks like it started on the day Rauner was sworn in.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 11:11 am

Comments

I like them both, but the second one is better. I would hope some of the Chicago papers would pick up the count too.

Comment by Big Joe Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 11:14 am
What happens first? These budget clocks hit zero or the doomsday clock hits zero?

Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 11:16 am
Second clock is still off. It’s not like he presented a budget BEFORE he was sworn in, either. So, how many days since he’s presented a balanced budget? All of ‘em.

Comment by Arsenal Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 11:19 am
Either way it’s a hell of a lot of days without a budget.

Comment by Chicago Cynic Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 11:21 am
Disgraceful no matter how many HUNDREDS of days. But: It Is IL.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 11:43 am
Meh. How many days/years will be on the clock that starts with the date of the last balanced budget Madigan passed out of his chamber?

Comment by Big Muddy Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 12:14 pm
===How many days/years will be on the clock that starts with the date of the last balanced budget Madigan passed out of his chamber?===

So you’re conceding Rauner hasn’t gotten to work to get a budget. Got it. Thanks.

To the Post,

The second clock is ridiculous. You “clock” this at the moment Rauner gave a budget address.

The lazily accurate statement is that..

“Gov. Rauner has yet to formulate, present, and pass a budgetary blueprint that then becomes the document to weigh and measure what Governor Rauner sees as a working Illinois government.”

The rest? It’s just the ticking away of the state’s future.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 12:37 pm
There both right one is budget forthcoming and the other is end of Quinn’s budget

Comment by Rabid Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 12:43 pm
Obviously both clocks should be added to the BossMadigan.com website list.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 1:27 pm
Rauner never submitted any details about his “budget” that fixed everything before his election and the media let him get away with it.

The second clock is accurate and very disturbing.

Comment by Chicago 20 Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 1:31 pm
About time , instead of this boss Madigan stuff why not add a do your job governor site

Comment by Austinman Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 1:36 pm
- 703 days until Inauguration Day in Illinois; or
- 1 year, 11 months, 4 days; or
- 100 weeks and 3 days; or
- 16,872 hours; or
- 1,012,320 minutes; or
- 60,739,200 seconds.

Keep doing nothing Bruce…tick tock…tick tock…!

Comment by TickTock Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 1:49 pm
OW,

I think the second clock counts from when Rauner was sworn in. But to somebody else’s point, he’s been disingenuous about the budget throughout the campaign so maybe the clock should just be endless…

Comment by Chicago Cynic Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 1:51 pm
- Chicago Cynic -

Apologies. Two different thoughts…

===The second clock is ridiculous. You “clock” this at the moment Rauner gave a budget address.===

“The second clock is ridiculous” - clocking from inauguration. It’s disingenuous.

“You “clock” this at the moment Rauner gave a budget address.”

That’s an opinion, nothing more.

With respect.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 2:00 pm
It’s nice cool to see a debt clock like this, counting the deficit’s growth since Rauner took office, and continuing to today, with what is it, $11 million deeper in the hole every day we go without a budget?

Yeah. That’d be cool.

Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 3:17 pm
=That’s an opinion, nothing more.=
agree.
Or everyone gets a clock from inauguration day until budget address. Wouldn’t make sense.

Comment by m Friday, Feb 10, 17 @ 4:49 pm