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* From my Crain’s Chicago Business column…
The governor is quite good at identifying and denouncing Illinois’ many problems. He’s not wrong about everything—just the opposite, in fact. I agree with many of his diagnoses.
But a commenter on my blog once wrote that the governor often reminds him of that LifeLock TV ad where violent, hooded robbers bust into a bank and a frightened woman lying on the floor tells a uniformed man to “do something.”
“Oh, I’m not a security guard,” the man replies. “I’m a security monitor. I only notify people if there’s a robbery.”
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posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 9:57 am
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George W. Bush had the best description for Rauner that I’ve heard so far: “All Hat And No Cattle”..
Comment by Mouthy Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:14 am
You can make the right diagnosis and still write the wrong prescription.
Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:20 am
poor analogy, do better.
Comment by springshield Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:23 am
Why doesn’t the Democratic party in Illinois realize jobs and economic development are bipartisan issues?
The Governor is not wrong about everything? Because the Democrats oppose these reforms are they wrong about anything?
Just raising taxes on individuals and small businesses will not increase the wages and standard of living of middle class families in Illinois but do the opposite.
Comment by Lucky Pierre Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:28 am
— springshield - Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:23 am:
poor analogy, do better.—
Rauner, is that you? This is literally a case in point. You’ve identified what you percieve as something “broken” but haven’t identitified a “fix.”
Duct tape maybe?
Comment by illini97 Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:36 am
If the Governor had tried for incremental steps on almost every topic listed, he could have achieved a lot.
But he wanted everything at once, and that doesn’t happen against entrenched interests.
He came in with a bulldozer trying to move an immovable Boulder when he should have used a rock hammer to chip away at it.
Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:39 am
Why is Rauner going to Asia?
He’s already told us that he has hundreds of companies here in the United States itching to move to Illinois.
Wouldn’t his time be better served following up on those hundreds of relationships he’s already developed and sealing the deal with them?
Rauner was telling the truth about that, right?
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:42 am
He took that approach on pensions RNUG, supporting Senator Cullerton’s pension bill unchanged. Same result.
When will you all admit the Speaker had no intention of working “cooperatively and professionally” with the Governor?
He won’t even work cooperatively and professionally with the Super Majority Democratic Senate and pass any part of the Grand Bargain they passed.
Comment by Lucky Pierre Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:48 am
Bruce Rauner thought he just had to wait until we all collapsed into despair and poverty and we’d then would agree to shackle ourselves to his Global Exploit Consortium to become minions to his magical ways.
Rauner failed to see that the human mind permitted people to do more than submit to the challenges around them and follow a savior. Instead of leading, Rauner shoved us into deeper holes, hoping we’d give up.
He might be a persistent rascal, but together, we are too big to fail.
Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:49 am
Unforunately, I agree with you Rich. He had a lot of wind at his back after the election and could have used this to chip away at Madigan but unlike Mike, Bruce doesn’t see this change in terms of decades, he won’t stay around that long. And that, I think is the biggest problem. Madigan is a career politician so he is willing to lose a few battles because he will stay to win the war. Rauner just isn’t that committed. And more’s the pity for Illinois that this may be true. After all yet another 63 people were shot and 8 killed in Chicago over the weekend. If this isn’t a failure of government in Chicago and the Dems by virture of their total control for decades than what is. And we should all be focused on that. If you’re dead you don’t have a future.
Comment by NeverPoliticallyCorrect Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 10:53 am
Governor Rauner considers his undermining of the state’s economy as some “short term pain” necessary for long-term gain.
But there is ample evidence that his constant messaging about how broken everything is undermines any hope passing the Rauner Agenda too.
Focusing on broken govt weakens the belief that govt can fix the problem. While it might shift the Overton window in a libertarian direction, it also shrinks the window of possible solutions, making the problems more intractable.
Comment by Juvenal Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 11:04 am
RNUG agreed. he actually had some of his agenda, they had a property tax freeze on the tsble; but Rauner demanded it be longer. They had some work comp reform, but Rauner wanted more… etc etc. Rauner had actual achievements that were going to pass, but he axed them because he wanted more, and got nothing.
He needs to learn to take the bird in the hand instead of demanding the two in the bush. He isnused to bargaining with weak companies who have no chips and getting it all his way…. he appears unable to actually negotiate and deal, since he wont ever back off the max of what he wants.
Comment by Ghost Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 11:05 am
==He took that approach on pensions RNUG, supporting Senator Cullerton’s pension bill unchanged. Same result.==
There is no quick and easy solution for Tier 1 pension funding given ILSC and the state’s constitution. This legislative approach is a complete waste of time that allows politicians to ignore the reality that substantial spending cuts and tax increases are now long overdue. The inability to address this huge problem creates so much economic uncertainty that all of the other items in the TA become largely irrelevant footnotes. Where is the Governor’s list of responsible spending cuts?
Comment by PragmaticR Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 11:33 am
===When will you all admit the Speaker had no intention of working “cooperatively and professionally” with the Governor?===
Rauner could really embarrass Madigan with 71 House members, standing on stairs, asking what you constantly complain about.
Why hasn’t Rauner?
When Rauner has 71, then you have an argument - Lucky Pierre -, and not a moment before.
Math.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 11:37 am
==When will you all admit the Speaker had no intention of working “cooperatively and professionally” with the Governor?==
It’s never the Governor’s fault. Always the victim. Let us all know Lucky when the Governor shares responsibility for anything. Do you have a timeframe? Apparently it’s not 2 1/2 years. 3 years into his term maybe? 4 years? Never. You must have an idea since you support his victim mentality.
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 11:51 am
== He took that approach on pensions RNUG, supporting Senator Cullerton’s pension bill unchanged. Same result. ==
Once that bill was changed from voluntary to coerced, it was never going to be constitutional. It met it’s proper fate.
I will note that some of it survived and made it’s way into the group of budget bills as changes for new employees and a voluntary choice for existing employees (although they limited the participation rate)
Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 12:04 pm
Identifying what’s broken and breaking it beyond repair is the Rauner way.
Comment by DeseDemDose Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 1:29 pm
Oswego Willy seems to be in denial that Illinois has problems.
Comment by Mr B. Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 3:10 pm
- Mr B -
Add to the discussion. I’m not feeding your trolling.
Thanks.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 3:14 pm
==Oswego Willy seems to be in denial that Illinois has problems==
Yeah Willy.
You must not think that Illinois is thirsty to complain about Rauner’s Jonestown Kool-Aid.
Did you know Rauner’s a white male and really couldn’t comment about CapFax trolling issues.
Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 4:08 pm
- VanillaMan -
You’re right. It’s on me. My bad.
===Did you know Rauner’s a white male and really couldn’t comment about CapFax trolling issues.===
The things I need to learn, pick up on…
I guess the problem I missed as well is when drive-bys really say nothing but allows a good feeling for the commenter.
Looking for Rauner to find 71 to embarrass Madigan… that ruins many a kool-aid cocktail?
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 22, 17 @ 4:14 pm