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* Looks like the Democrats may be on their own unless Leader Brady decides to attend. I have a couple of calls out on that…
Leader Durkin not attending leaders meeting tomorrow.
— Tina Sfondeles (@TinaSfon) July 3, 2017
I don’t think Brady will be there. We’ll see.
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:25 pm
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Is it because he couldn’t control his caucus? Is this a punishment from Rauner?
Comment by 360 Degree Turnaround Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:31 pm
He has taken a big hit on his leadership with the republicans voting for the revenue. Maybe is questioning himself. Or maybe Rainer is. A difficult thing for him personally to accept.
Comment by Boat captain Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:33 pm
Lead or resign? My guess is he’s the next to go. How long can you keep compromising your principles before you either stand up for them or throw in the towel?
Comment by Markus Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:36 pm
I don’t see how GOP leaders (in name) disengaging from talks helps their cause.
Comment by Norseman Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:37 pm
From the S&P release:
“Conversely, in the event progress toward a budget falters,”
Have we reached “falter” yet?
Comment by Demoralized Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:38 pm
“Have we reached “falter” yet?”
I believe that’s on the schedule for tomorrow.
Comment by WTF Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:41 pm
So “leader” Brady is 0 for in leadership meetings
Maybe they should have left position open; no difference
Comment by DuPage Saint Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:42 pm
Does the absence of Durkin mean anything for a potential override vote? I know it still has to get thru the Senate first before we worry about that, but won’t effectively abdicating his spot at the leaders’ table just hurt Durkin’s ability to peel off Republicab override votes should it come to that? It just seems to signal weakness to me, but that could just be wishful thinking on my part.
At any rate, I hope we have a budget after all this smoke finally clears.
Comment by Chicago_Downstater Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:46 pm
After losing 15 members on the tax vote he quits? Gives up when his party and supporters need him the most? Brady should be there to negotiate for his caucus, party and supporters.
They quit while the Democrats and 15 Republicans avoid further catastrophic events with an unpopular vote. Now it’s only the Democrats at the bargaining table. I hope they do a limited Property Tax freeze, Work Comp reforms, and even some sort of leadership term limits.
The Republicans will no doubt say all those reforms fall short, but wait they were not even in the room when they were all finalized. Looks like some poor strategy to me.
Comment by Nadia Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:48 pm
A caucus now without a leader on a mission with no objective guided only by $50 million hanging over their heads. A brave few have begun to steer their own course, but can they avoid sailing over the edge of a flat earth? Coming soon to a ratings agency downgrade near you.
Comment by Markus Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:49 pm
I thought it was interesting that Durkin got a text message while he was speaking yesterday, on the floor.
I cannot imagine what it would be like to deal with the private Rauner, and then be “forced” to carry water for him, in public. The public Rauner is awful enough.
Don’t give up on the freeze. Madigan has said he is trustworthy. Hold him to it.
Comment by cdog Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 4:52 pm
If $50 million can buy Illinois, do Durkin and Brady consider that a “bargain”? Rauner sure seems to think so.
Comment by Anon221 Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:00 pm
Gee, it’s almost as if they don’t really care about the reforms after all.
Maybe that’s because Rauner. Never. Wanted. A. Budget.
Comment by ILPundit Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:18 pm
==Gee, it’s almost as if they don’t really care about the reforms after all.
Maybe that’s because Rauner. Never. Wanted. A. Budget.==
Or maybe it’s because the Speaker sent a message loud and clear yesterday that he has no intention of agreeing to any reforms worthy of the name.
Comment by So.... Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:21 pm
There are a number of things the Republicans still want from the House, workers comp, property tax freeze, etc. and all this does is give the House Dems a free pass on those, at least for now.
Comment by The Captain Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:22 pm
Does anyone know if Jim Durkin gave a reason for not showing up ?
Comment by Dandy Edward Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:25 pm
==There are a number of things the Republicans still want from the House, workers comp, property tax freeze, etc. and all this does is give the House Dems a free pass on those, at least for now.==
Why would they agree to anything when they’ve already got the tax increase they want?
Comment by So.... Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:27 pm
Remember when Madigan was being hammered by the GOP for rescheduling a meeting until the next day? That was a few months ago. Boy have things flipped around. Now the GOP leaders don’t appear to be interested in talking. I’m guessing Rauner instructed them not to.
Comment by The Dude Abides Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:28 pm
I thought not showing up for meetings was a bad thing. I’m sure I’ve heard that somewhere.
Comment by wordslinger Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:35 pm
“So”- problem is there won’t be anyone there to agree with and I truly believe they are willing to agree to changes. Like I said earlier do some changes and run them tomorrow. If the Republicans vote no they live up to the party of “No” nomenclature.
Comment by Nadia Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:43 pm
Wow thought we were all adults. Why is GOP leaders taking their toys and going home.
Comment by JJ59 Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 5:52 pm
-Wow thought we were all adults. Why is GOP leaders taking their toys and going home.-
You think St. Madigan’s statement about Rauner was being adult? Why would the Republicans show up? Madigan has been jerking around Illinois for decades. As always, compromise with Democrats means 100% capitulation to whatever they want.
Can has been kicked, and nothing has changed.
Comment by μολὼν λαβέ Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 6:01 pm
You can run, run, run, run, run, but you sure can’t hide.
Until you start whining about Democrats leaving you out.
Comment by Winnin' Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 6:15 pm
Teams of Senators and Reps, from both parties, have been working in good faith toward compromises on Workers’ Comp and other TA items for months, on and off. Some report they were close to agreement. Hopefully no one decides to go back to square one for general political reasons.
Comment by walker Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 6:31 pm
Yet another “Profile in Courage”.
Comment by Gruntled University Employee Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 6:50 pm
What makes anyone think Speaker Madigan will allow any real votes that are designed to pass instead of for campaign purposes on a single Turnaround Agenda item?
He has said publicly these are the Governor’s personal agenda and he does not agree with any of them. All that talk about professionally and cooperatively working with the Governor on a budget was also complete hogwash.
The Speaker did not consult with the Governor’s office on he budget he submitted. Representative Harris confirmed this yesterday.
Comment by Lucky Pierre Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 6:53 pm
I wasn’t aware we had to play mother may I with the Governor. Nobody has stopped him from providing his ideas. Either he leads or gets out of the way. I think some in his party told him to get out of the way yesterday
Comment by Demoralized Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 7:32 pm
=== As always, compromise with Democrats means 100% capitulation to whatever they want.===
That’s not how compromise worked under Governors Thompson, Edgar and Ryan.
Comment by anon Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 7:49 pm
LP, neither the Dems nor the Repubs can force either to capitulate to any reforms. Rauner has tried REALLY hard, but failed, causing much damage in the process. That means only things that are really bipartisan can fly. Why not start there? I am willing to support a real dialogue on how much we tax, how we spend it, and how we collect it, and compare ourselves to our neighbors. Results might illuminate where true reform might occur. Can you support that, or does the lack of political damage to Dems leave you cold?
Comment by Jibba Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 8:16 pm
The Dems have been steamrolling budget bills over Durkin’s objections and pleas for more time for years. Yesterday the state needed something to appease the banksters and while it may be a bandaid if nothing else it bought us more time before the junk sign gets collectively held over our state. Why be a leader if your leading and representation is going to be some unknown message sent by your absence?
Comment by frisbee Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 8:41 pm
I love the smell of leadership in the morning.
Comment by CEA Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 10:22 pm
Leader Durkin & Leader Brady, you should not be leaders if you think you are to important to attend a leaders meeting to help figure out how to keep IL from crashing beyond repair. You should be working for the citizens of IL & no one else.
Comment by PassTheBudget&Revenue Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 11:15 pm
Please detail all of the bipartisan legislation that was hammered out at previous Leader’s meetings.
They are for show only, nothing substantive has ever resulted from them.
Speaker Madigan does not believe in bipartisanship.
Senator Cullerton called Governor Quinn irrelevant.
He paid lip service to working with Senator Radogno but the results speak for themselves, party line votes with no compromise with Republicans.
Comment by Lucky Pierre Monday, Jul 3, 17 @ 11:53 pm
To μολὼν λαβέ
“Madigan has been jerking around Illinois for decades. As always, compromise with Democrats means 100% capitulation to whatever they want.”
Well, he seems to have been able to cut a deal with governors - both Republican and Democrat- for decades now. I can think of only one thing that has changed. His initials are BVR…and it’s ALWAYS a good thing to insult the opposition leader and lie about a phone call as the FIRST thing you do when winning an election. #Howtowinfriendsndinfluencepeople.
Comment by Galena Guy Tuesday, Jul 4, 17 @ 1:56 am
Perhaps David Harris or Chad Hays and McCann could fill in
Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Jul 4, 17 @ 6:05 am
How can you say with a straight face that the Speaker has been able to work well with the Governor’s office?
Did you sleep through the Quinn administration? Blagoevich?
How has he worked with Senate Democrats?
House Republicans?
Comment by Lucky Pierre Tuesday, Jul 4, 17 @ 6:21 am