[digger48]

http://http//www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/politics/whats-the-cost-of-democrat-walkout

Democratic State Chairman Dan Parker says he is sponsoring the House Democrats’ stay at an Urbana, Ill. hotel. Reached by phone in Washington, D.C. Parker said he is paying $2,500 a day. He says he’s received online contributions to help pay the cost and may solicit more.

Parker says he will pay the bill for as long as it takes. — WISH-TV

[digger48]

Don’t forget to FReep the poll at the site.

Dems losing this battle bigtime. Even the comment sections on local liberal rags and newsites are running 5-1 against the Dems on this.

[sinanju]

Tomorrow’s headlines today:

“Gov. Walker to hire Duane “Dog” Chapman to round up stray Senators.”

[Pontiac]

Reached by phone in Washington, D.C. Parker said he is paying $2,500 a day.

So is this Dim Party money or is Parker fabulously wealthy?

[farmguy]

Democratic State Chairman Dan Parker says he is sponsoring the House Democrats’ stay at an Urbana, Ill. hotel. Reached by phone in Washington, D.C. Parker said he is paying $2,500 a day. He says he’s received online contributions to help pay the cost and may solicit more. Parker says he will pay the bill for as long as it takes. — WISH-TV

How can elected officials accept money like that? Sounds like bribery to me.

[Pontiac]

Democratic Rep. Kreg Battles of Vincennes said threatening fines won't help resolve the dispute over education and labor bills that prompted the boycott.

It is pretty hard to resolve a dispute if you’re not even in the same state let alone on the house floor. You can’t debate if your not there.

"This seems just to be one decision in a series of decisions that continue to divide instead of draw together. And, at some point, we're gonna have to stop the madness," he said.

How are you working to bridge that divide by running away? You can’t cross a bridge if you stay on the other side of the river.

[pointsal]

Just curious....whose credit card is being used by the dimwits from Indiana and the cousins from Wisconsin....

[Christian Engineer Mass]

“online contributions”

New way for dims to hide where the money is coming from

[EGPWS]

Barack Hussein Obama:

"It's working, I should have it wrapped up before election time."

[paulycy]

[Free Vulcan]

And after 30 days or whatever the statutory is, call the seat vacated and appoint someone to replace them.

[manc]

they all seem to love IL don’t they.

They are paid and elected to do a job. They lost an election so they need to live with it as this is the way the process works.

Now imagine the media if the GOP ran away from say MA because they are in a minority.
The media would go insane and attack, plus camp out , and follow the GOP reporting how they are not doing their job.

[Girlene]

Seems these dems could stand to lose quite a bit of personal income.... From the article:

Because Bosma has already ended the absent Democrats' $150-a-day expense payments, the fine would make the total penalty $405 a day.....

......Such fines have been threatened in previous House walkouts over the years, but have been waived when the minority party returns.

They had better not waive the fines or reinstate any per-diem pay. Make it hurt to prevent them from pulling this kind of stunt again.

This site Capitol and Washington has an ongoing ticker count of the cost to Indiana taxpayers for the dem walkout. Currently stands at over $146,900.

[P-Marlowe]

The governor should just declare the seats vacant and schedule a special election to fill the seats for next Tuesday. All candidates on the last ballot would be eligible along with any write in candidates.