Since he speaks of economics, this is what folks missed:
Friday, August 29, 2008
Ill. Gov. Blagojevich sneaks back to Illinois to close parks, cut jobs
While Illinois Senator Barack Obama was preparing to accept the Democratic nomination for president, the governor of his state, fellow Chicago Democrat Rod Blagojevich sneaked back to Illinois to close some state parks and historical sites, as well as cut some jobs.
He was hoping that people wouldn’t notice. I did, and so did the local media.
From the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=231102
The move outraged lawmakers who just a day before watched the governor hug political rival Michael Madigan, the Illinois House speaker, and talk about a new day of working together.
State Rep. Jack Franks, a Woodstock Democrat, said it’s obvious Blagojevich was trying to bury the cuts and closings under all the Obama coverage coming from the national convention.
“Every time he astonishes me on how low he can go,” Franks said
The cuts include 325 layoffs among four state agencies - natural resources, historic preservation, human services and children and family services. In addition, 11 state parks and 13 historic sites will close.
Click on the above link to see the list of closed sites.
Two sites with strong Abraham Lincoln ties were among the victims of Blajojevich’s pen. One of them is the replica log cabin site near Charleston, Illinois.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Log_Cabin_State_Historic_Site
It was the last home of Lincoln’s father and stepmother. The old state capitol in Vandalia will will also close.
http://www.vandaliaillinois.com/oldstatecapital.html
Lincoln began his career in the state legislature there.
Blagojevich, he sure is audacious.
http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2008/08/mccains-pick-its-alaska-gov-palin.html
Did you notice how there’s a frenzy to pore over Palin’s record in Alaska in excruciating detail, but no one has expressed any interest in the Messiah’s record in Illinois?