[BillyBoy]

>> If Illinois were to elect a reform-minded governor in a deep blue state that’s hemorrhaging cash, it would be a thunderbolt to the political class around the nation. Illinois could become a laboratory experiment about whether conservative ideas. <<

Your article is too late, Stephen Moore. The chance for Illinois to do all of that was during this year's primary election.

Now we're stuck with a liberal combiner candidate & Rahm Emanuel pal as the "Republican" nominee. He is neither "reform minded" nor conservative. Illinois is screwed regardless of who wins in November.

In fact, we went through this whole song and dance four years ago, when national conservative pundits claimed electing Mark Kirk to the U.S. Senate is "deep blue Illinois" would "embarrass Obama", "kill the lame duck session" "stop Harry Reid", and "cancel out liberal Dick Durbin's vote so Illinois has balanced representation in the Senate". Oh, and of course, "show that FISCAL conservatism works"

Has it?

[patton]

Isn’t Illinois the state where the cops have to pay cash for gas, because no one will accept the state credit card?

[Springfield Reformer]

Yep. What you said. Rauner also thinks it’s OK for moms to kill their unborn children. By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept ...