Posts Tagged ‘ Illinois politics ’

Bruce Rauner playing three-card monte with governor's office payroll.

Only hours after he was sworn in, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner demonstrated that his blame-the-past campaign theme didn't end Nov. 4.

Tom Cross repeatedly said he hated the idea of Republicans voting for Republican leaders, so on November 4 I raced over to my polling place to comply with his wishes.

Unlike the Republican victories around the country, Illinois will get what it asked for: more of the same with this time the GOP brand getting the blame.

Voters like me who didn’t do their homework and promoted a corrupt politician did a tremendous disservice to the state. Well I learned my lesson. I’m saying never again.

Court documents reveal that Bruce Rauner personally authorized a transaction which appears to have involved the flushing away of state pension money as part of a plan designed to allow Rauner and his fellow GTCR principals to escape liability in nursing home lawsuits.

A Republican News Watch editorial cartoon.

We’ve uncovered some additional links between Bruce Rauner and the Chicago Sun-Times.

"I'll hammer and shake that capitol dome, like it's a grandma stuck in a nursing home. Hey, grandma, it's time to say goodbye." Brilliant. A must watch.

It doesn’t matter how much money Bruce Rauner has made. But it does matter what he was willing to do for it, and it does matter who he expected to subsidize his lifestyle.