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* Gov. Rauner’s campaign account…
.@JBPritzker's role in the most corrupt city in America. https://t.co/OaogkgvnG5 #twill #ILGov
— Bruce Rauner (@BruceRauner) May 16, 2018
Self-dealing Chicago politicians have made it the most corrupt city in America and @JBPritzker is part of the problem. https://t.co/2N5OAFIbzq #twill #ILGov
— Bruce Rauner (@BruceRauner) May 16, 2018
* Gov. Rauner’s state account…
Another great thing about Chicago? We’re an incubator for what’s new, life-style relevant. We are fearless testers: we tell you what we think and adopt accordingly. Really important for innovators like Amazon. Can’t wait to GO. https://t.co/scB1mWwPQr
— Governor Rauner (@GovRauner) May 16, 2018
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:21 pm
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Heavy, heavy sigh. And you wonder why he’s been such a failure as a job creator. Tough to attract jobs when you’ve been dissing your own state for four years.
Comment by Anon0091 Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:23 pm
On the bright side we know there’s no coordination between his state and political office.
Comment by Reality Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:24 pm
isn’t it obvious that any major city, including Chicago, would have BOTH strengths and weaknesses. No city or state is all one way or all the other.
Comment by jim Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:26 pm
Cellini says on a per capita basis a Springfield right up there
Comment by DuPage Saint Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:26 pm
What is the point of being a total fool if one cannot offer daily reminders.
Comment by Annonin' Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:38 pm
Poor guy. You just have to shake your head and chuckle.
He touts Chicago being the most corrupt city and tries to make JB the common element in all that is corrupt there.
Then just 86 minutes later he touts how Chicago is an innovator, an incubator. Without mentioning that JB was one of the founders and funders of the City’s biggest and most successful incubator (1871).
Comment by Henry Francis Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:39 pm
So this time Rauner was talking out of both sides of his mouth: Chicago is good and Chicago is bad.
Comment by Christopher Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:41 pm
This is also the same Rauner who wants the bad 32% income tax hike repealed…
… but will need every dollar to get a balanced budget and pay off the $1.1 billion he overspent last fiscal.
Rauner doesn’t care, thinks people are rubes, wears costumes, wears ties for whom he actually respects, and wants to hurt working people as much as he can, first, last, and always.
Taking his words seriously at your own amusement.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:46 pm
Bipolar much
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:48 pm
Maybe he has spent too much time with Willie and has a few brain lapses.
Comment by SOIL M Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:54 pm
I also find fun…
A sitting governor that flat out despises his/her state.
“Worst”, “Most Corrupt”…
… Governor… you’re the sitting governor… you sound either passively complicit, extraordinarily and grossly inept, or you don’t care, and say whatever, to whomever, whenever it suits you.
“What will different in a Rauner second term?”
Look at those two tweets.
Nothing will be different.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:58 pm
Neither Twitter feed speaks to the findings by the Illinois Auditor General. I recall Bruce saying “[E]very dollar that is improperly spent on fraud, waste or abuse is a dollar that should have gone to where it’s needed most.”
Comment by Jocko Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 2:59 pm
Are we sure he even wants to Governor anymore? The number of unforced errors and the negative ad fodder he’s produced in just the last year screams, please someone put me out of my misery.
Comment by Concerned Dem Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 3:09 pm
Rauner is a politician’s politician, as far as talking out of both sides of his mouth. Voters need to be careful about those who say they’re not politicians, because that word doesn’t just mean office-holder.
Comment by Grandson of Man Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 3:10 pm
These are not conflicting opinions. Both can be held by the same time. Not sure what the big deal is.
Comment by Two-State Solution Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 3:23 pm
===These are not conflicting opinions. Both can be held by the same time.===
“Why would Amazon come to such a great incubator city that is so corrupt?”
“How could any company see the great climate over the corruption that is the worst?”
You go with both can be possible, lol
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 3:27 pm
This guy has gone straight from mr. Burns to be coming Grandpa Simpson
Comment by Pieroge tirebiter Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 3:34 pm
Corrupt? Self Dealing? Peyton Prep? Exactly.
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 3:58 pm
Effective governors clean up corrupt cities with their states.
Rauner fails to do that because he isn’t an effective governor.
Rauner is supposed to tell us what he has done to make Illinois a better state, asking for reelection. Instead he tells us how he is a helpless failure that needs another term to begin doing what he never started.
See that exit Bruce?
Use it.
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 4:07 pm
The second campaign tweet is the entertaining one. That person didn’t even bother to take a quick look at the Gov’s account.
It just makes them look ridiculous. The team has absolutely no idea what they are doing.
Comment by Gooner Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 4:28 pm
So why’d you clout your daughter into CPS? Shouldn’t she have stayed in nice, safe Winnetka?
Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 5:09 pm
I like Dick Simpson and his institutional knowledge of Chicago politics, but holy cow, this is a clickbait conclusion for this study.
No control for population size. No control for the number of officials. Just listing the raw number of prosecutions.
It’s not a good day for UIC’s poli sci department, put it that way.
Comment by ZC Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 5:34 pm
“Rauner of two minds on Chicago”
But the second point of view isn’t added to the first, it negates it.
One mind minus one mind equals no mind.
And that’s our Bruce.
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 5:38 pm
Rauner has had 3 plus years to help make a difference. He has done nothing but call names, blame others, and complain. He has attacked everything in Chicago from the Teachers to the Police. What has he done to make anything better? I can’t think of a thing, the problem is neither can anyone else.
Comment by Retired Educator Wednesday, May 16, 18 @ 7:01 pm
==So why’d you clout your daughter into CPS? Shouldn’t she have stayed in nice, safe Winnetka?==
The Simpson report is about the Chicago metro area, and Northern Illinois, including Winnetka.
Actually it’s about 1706 convictions over 40 decades for an area that has had roughly 10 million people. I’m not quaking in my boots.
Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Thursday, May 17, 18 @ 6:32 am
Since Rauner put the Dick Simpson’s report front and center, is he planning on pushing for Simpson’s reforms, like public funding of all political campaigns?
Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Thursday, May 17, 18 @ 6:42 am
I see no flaw in his statements.
Chicago is a world class city with a corrupt political system.
Comment by Peoria Citizen Thursday, May 17, 18 @ 10:51 am
===Chicago is a world class city with a corrupt political system.===
… then why would an Amazon or other company go and relocate to Chicago?
Words matter.
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 17, 18 @ 10:53 am