[spintreebob]

One of the reasons the Dems take this position is that SB600 is led by Paul Froehlich, who was made personna non grata by Cross/Savianno specifically because he was the House sponsor of the bill when he was a Republican. Part of the switch to Dem by Paul might have been a promise by Madigan to support Paul’s pet legislation.

(Of course, the combine was bent on destroying Froehlich before SB600 because Froehlich opposed Kjellander as GOP National Committeeman.)

[TheRightGuy]

One of the reasons the Dems take this position is that SB600 is led by Paul Froehlich, who was made personna non grata by Cross/Savianno specifically because he was the House sponsor of the bill when he was a Republican. Part of the switch to Dem by Paul might have been a promise by Madigan to support Paul’s pet legislation.

(Of course, the combine was bent on destroying Froehlich before SB600 because Froehlich opposed Kjellander as GOP National Committeeman.)

Methinks the spintree is spinning a little revisionist history. I was pretty involved in SB600's first round trip and I don't recall Froehlich having much of anything to with it. Terry Parke (not Froehlich) signed on as the original house sponsor, Cross yanked it from him, and gave to Skippy with orders that it never see the light of day.

At the 2004 state convention Froehlich gave no visible support to the "Dump KJ" bunch led by the FTN, and why would the combine go after him anyway when he was already in their camp.

I think maybe you and Paul spent too much time sitting around the campfire with Victor Santana.