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Think Twice About Illinois’s Crony Republican Governor-Elect
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| 07 NOVEMBER 2014
| WILLIAM J KELLY
Posted on 11/07/2014 7:20:10 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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Wow, didn't know this about Rauner.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I thought it was a requirement that all Illinois governors report to federal prison after their term in office?
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:21:40 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Any energy source that requires a subsidy is, by definition, "unsustainable.")
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Good old Illinois. Where every governor has a cell waiting for them.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
A RINO - just like like Charlie Baker in Massachusetts.
He’s liberal. People make a fuss about his party label.
Rauner ain’t no conservative.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:25:23 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Pretty early to start yelling “RINO!”, but what the heck. Did anybody expect the guy to be a rock-ribbed conservative?
To: ozzymandus
With guys like this - the Democrats have already won.
It didn’t matter a heck that Pat Quinn lost.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:26:39 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
If a candidate with Rauners history can buy political absolution with donations, after being a major donor to the Democratic Party, Planned Parenthood, and the ACLU, then why bother with the seemingly petty exercise of living by a conservative creed? I bet he isn't as far left as Mitt Romney was and Mitt ended up taking over the party within only 19 years from the time that he switched to republican, to the time he was being voted on as the GOP presidential candidate in 2012.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:26:51 PM PST
by
ansel12
(The churlish behavior of Obama over the next two years is going to be spellbinding.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; AuH2ORepublican; PhilCollins; BlackElk; Dr. Sivana; chicagolady; ...
Some of us did and weren’t afraid to let it be known.
To: ansel12
Given all that, why have a Republican Party?
If it pursues the same set of policies as the Democrats?
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:28:03 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: fieldmarshaldj
There is only one party here and it’s The Combine.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:32:09 PM PST
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: ozzymandus
I agree. He’s a successful businessman. Sure, he’s no Conservative, but, with the power Chicago has over the Illinois electorate, this is a major step in the right direction.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
rino extraordinaire, right?
To: Lurker
The ILGOP is as liberal and corrupt as the Democrats.
Its hard to find decent people in the party.
After all, this is Obama’s home state.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:34:49 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: fieldmarshaldj
Hey. Now that the RINOs have won, we have no conservative party. At least Harry Reid will never be majority leader again.
Think about it. The GOP won by being squishy, stupid, tone deaf, and anti-conservative. What should they do if they want to win more elections? The same thing that got them elected: being less bad then the Rats.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:36:12 PM PST
by
demshateGod
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: goldstategop
Rauner aint no conservative. Neither is electorate in Illinois. May be we should ask Mr. Todd Akin to take up residence in Illinois and make a run next time?
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:36:25 PM PST
by
entropy12
(When you abstain from voting you help a democrat get elected, and promote liberalism.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
he’s been a known rino for a while. Meh. Still glad Quinn got bounced.
To: demshateGod
Yup. They’re the American version of the UK Conservatives - liberals in GOP drag.
They’re not committed to a conservative vision of America. All they want is not to rock the boat and get safely re-elected.
The Democrats don’t mind them so much as they will do nothing to truly upset them.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:39:09 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: entropy12
A party that stands for nothing is not a party I would vote for.
And I will never cast my vote for someone like Rauner.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:40:42 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Viennacon
GIVE HIM A CHANCE! 4 years! Out here in Calif we had a guy statewide that gave $10k to the Al Gore recount. Let him poke us in the eye a few times. If he cuts taxes, stands up to the unions? If he pulls an Arnold cut him off.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:41:45 PM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: DIRTYSECRET
A long time to do plenty of damage.
I see him being booted after one term.
For the Democrats, he’s a placeholder until they can come up with a strong candidate.
For now, he’ll do as he’s told.
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posted on
11/07/2014 7:43:55 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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