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Rauner says the budget impasse was "not something I wanted or that I caused." Blames it on Madigan. "He wanted the impasse because he wanted the tax hike," the gov says.
— Tina Sfondeles (@TinaSfon) August 21, 2018
…Adding… March of 2014…
“I apologize but we may have to go through a little rough times and we have to do what Ronald Reagan did with the air traffic controllers,” Rauner said referencing Reagan’s decision in 1981 to fire 11,000 striking air traffic controllers.
“We sort of have to do a do-over and shut things down for a little while, that’s what we’re going to do,” Rauner said. […]
“It’s going to be rough. It’s going to be hardball but I’m used to that. I’ve transformed a lot of business organizations in my life and I can bring that same discipline in Springfield,” he said.
* April of 2015…
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner kicked off a campaign-style statewide tour Monday by indicating he’ll try to “leverage” the state’s money woes into securing a series of pro-business changes from a General Assembly controlled by Democrats likely to fiercely oppose them.
The first stop was at Tribune Tower, where the governor sought to frame up the last seven scheduled weeks of the spring session during an appearance before the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. The governor and legislative leaders will try to craft a new budget before the May 31 adjournment deadline against the backdrop of a projected deficit of $6 billion and Rauner calling for major cuts.
“Crisis creates opportunity. Crisis creates leverage to change … and we’ve got to use that leverage of the crisis to force structural change,” said Rauner, borrowing from a political philosophy famously coined by his friend Rahm Emanuel that “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste.”
…Adding… June of 2015…
Gov. Bruce Rauner says a partial state government shutdown is worth the pain if it brings fundamental change to business and politics in Illinois.
The Republican told reporters Tuesday morning that “change is hard … but we need to have change.'’
* March of 2017…
“It came down to three things: workers’ comp, parity in (the length of) the income tax and property tax and budget cuts. Cullerton’s position is, ‘This is the deal, take it or leave it,’ and as far as we’re concerned, it’s dead and there’s nothing more for us to do because we’re not going to take a bad deal and neither is the Senate (Republican) caucus,” [the Rauner confidant] said.
Radogno responded that no one in the governor’s office “speaks for the Senate (GOP) caucus.” She said the Senate’s grand bargain plan was “not and never has been a ‘take it or leave it’ from the Senate president and insisted talks on a “final version” were still taking place.
* December of 2017…
Some Republicans joined Democrats in July to end the impasse by passing a major income tax hike and spending plan over Rauner’s vetoes. As a result, the governor said the state had “lost” an opportunity for economic change.
“We had the possibility of a transformation for the state with the crisis that we had — if we had a principled caucus. It’s the primary reason I ran. We had the opportunity for a massive transformation. We lost that,” the Republican governor said.
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:14 pm
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Does he not remember?
Or it is all intentional?
Comment by Leigh John-Ella Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:28 pm
The return of the OODA Loops?
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:28 pm
I guess the blocking of the overrides by Rauner, denying Illinois a budget for a whole General Assembly never happened?
Is that it?
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:31 pm
And the victimhood began with that December 2017 quote. There was massive transformation, all right, but not in the right direction for those in the GA who believed in principles of good governance. They stepped up, they overrode, and they were the transformers for Illinois. Rauner deeply resents and chaffs at that, but he’ll always have Madigan;)
Comment by Anon221 Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:32 pm
When my lips are moving.. you know I’m lying. The truth isn’t the truth.. I have alternative facts.. very Trumpian
Comment by Wow Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:33 pm
Was he laughing when he said that?
Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:34 pm
===Rauner says the budget impasse was “not something I wanted or that I caused.” Blames it on Madigan. “He wanted the impasse because he wanted the tax hike,” the gov says.===
Ask Leader Radogno.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:36 pm
The Great Sick Perfidy
The Lie
Rauners one great desire is the destruction of Labor
He cares for nothing else
His will bent towards it.
He took hostages
Private social services
Contractors
Higher education
State agencies including DCEO
The economic development agency
gutted them
Then dried the hide staked to a tree
He hid the carnage
Still hiding it
Zigmund just revealed a peek
Rauner gambled on the hostage crisis
He lost
His own party bravely stopped it.
Now the perfidy factory
Is alive again
Shills like King Phil and LP
Scream at the clouds
It is malum in se
Evil itself
So many many hurt by Rauner
The malicious callousness
Is morally repugnant
Comment by Honeybear Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:36 pm
Uh, aren’t there various videos and accountings of him saying an impasse may be the only way to get his agenda?
Comment by slippery Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:41 pm
And if we have to shut it down for a bit well that may be something we have to do, I don’t want it but I’m willing to do it.
Comment by Frank talks Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:45 pm
I wonder how voters would react if he spent just one hour of one day being honest
Comment by Regular democrat Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:51 pm
A bit over the top Honeybear
Not screaming at anyone and I am not evil
Why no outrage at those in power for the past 40 years who have mortgaged our state’s future so they could maintain political power?
Choirboys apparently
Comment by Lucky Pierre Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:56 pm
On September 28th 2015, the House Floor Leader for Governor Bruce Rauner tweeted the following… verbatim;
“I’m frustrated 2, but taking steps towards reforming IL more important than short term budget stalemate.”
Does *that* sound like the Floor Leader of this governor thinking the Speaker of the House causing any stalemate?
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 3:58 pm
And don’t forget Rauner addressing the Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce in the summer of 2014:
“We sort of have to do a do-over and shut things down for a little while, that’s what we’re going to do,” Rauner said.
“It’s going to be rough. It’s going to be hardball but I’m used to that. I’ve transformed a lot of business organizations in my life and I can bring that same discipline in Springfield,”
Comment by Roman Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:04 pm
Roman, thanks. Posted.
Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:09 pm
Truth isn’t Truth
Comment by Lil Squeezy Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:15 pm
I wish we had a Daniel Dale counting up Rauner’s lies like Trump’s lies.
Comment by Precinct Captain Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:17 pm
I wonder where the “Hang in there Governor!” crowd disappeared to?
Comment by wondering Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:35 pm
Rauner often lies to attribute his own malignant actions to others.
So he must know what he’s doing is wrong and destructive, but he does it anyway.
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:45 pm
Why no outrage at those in power for the past 40 years who have mortgaged our state’s future so they could maintain political power?
Didn’t Illinois have Republican governors for about 20 of those 40 years???
Comment by TominChicago Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:51 pm
One man’s “massive transformation” is everyone else’s “destruction”.
Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 4:54 pm
“Why no outrage at those in power for the past 40 years who have mortgaged our state’s future so they could maintain political power?”
Why completely refuse to accept that Rauner deliberately made the state worse, way worse—especially when he wouldn’t accept offers of compromise on nonbudget items? I thought right wingers are all about personal responsibility.
Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 5:06 pm
Rauner laughs and giggles then lies wherever his evil doings are exposed. This man needs to be put on blast and kicked out of public office.
Comment by Real Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 5:08 pm
==Why no outrage at those in power for the past 40 years who have mortgaged our state’s future so they could maintain political power?==
The only one of them on my ballot is Rauner.
Comment by Arsenal Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 6:10 pm
Alternative facts have arrived in Illinois.
Comment by Thoughts Matter Tuesday, Aug 21, 18 @ 9:49 pm