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" Be afraid, be very afraid. This is the same set of “individuals” who will be revisiting the Illinois Constitution next year. The use of the words “quibbling and “ludicrous” are accurate, if not an understatement. These folks have shown us that they are not capable of making a year to year decision, let alone one that will be with all of us for the following ten years. We are all in for a troubling period. "

" With the wisdom and insight you display sir if you run in the primary you have my vote. Great post and it is time to clean house of both parties and let someone else give it a shot. It could only inprove from what we are dealing with now. "

" This is what the people of downstate Illinois have to grasp. There has never been a more blatant case of Chicago running the state of Illinois as we have now. The hatred for Ryan and everything Republican has come back to bite the hand of Illinois voters. We now have a tyrannical governor from Chicago, who is in cahoots with the Senate leader from Chicago, and they are inronically trying to file suit against another leader from Chicago. This is funnier than a skit from Saturday Night Live. The only way to eliminate this corruption is for the citizens of Illinois to indulge in a constant barrage of calls, e-mails and letters to their local representatives and move to impeach this rogue governor. This is the only way the people of Illinois can take back the state before Rod completely destroys and bankrupts us. He has not future plans for political office so he is going to do all he can to line his pockets and set himself up for retirement. People should have gotten a clue as to the extent of this guys corruption by his antics with the toll authority vendors. "

" I agree with your editorial, not in favor of any party to the suit, but in general, that the Governor is wasting state resources and is crying petty foul like a little kid. I believe that the court should dismiss the lawsuit as it has no legal basis for a court to intervene. In addition, from reading the lawsuit, the Governor is trumped with General Counsels, and legal counsels. There is no need for the Governor to have such a heavy legal team and is further a waste of our tax paying dollars. Bottomline, in my opinion, the Governor and his Executive Staff needs to grow up and handle their disputes like the Executive Chief Officer of the state and not like an low-level employee who is dissatisfied and files suit because of their dissatisfaction and not because of any true legal dispute. Last but not least, I believe that the Governor's Executive Staff are more involved in these transactions that the Governor may have an interest and they are the ones calling the shots in the Office of the Governor and our "testicular verility" possessing Governor simply follows their suit. "

" Good to see you have seen through the Governor's silly statements. The legislature has convened each time the Governor has called a special session. There is on instance the House convened before the designated time. This is akin to the fire dept. responding facster to your alarm. No harm, no foul. Remember the Governor has failed to propose any new legislation or amendment to existing bills to address his special session topics. The failure means the legislature has nothing before them in the special session. Therefore there is no reason to be there and waste money. Let's us hope the court heeds and advice and Governor does not spending $1 million on outside lawyers to press this a complaint. "

" Springfield is the home of the longest running circus in history. What was a two-ring event with Republicans and Democrats has turned into a three-ring extravaganza with Dems I and II. At a time when we desperately need statesmanship, leadership, compromise, cautious fiscal policy, eliminating the largesse of government, et. al., we get an absentee governor who doesn't have enough political weight to throw it around and a legislature that is stymied by its pursuit of position and power. Public service? Hah. It's past time to clear out the leadership of all parties and factions and let someone else give it a go. The current gang has proved it's incapable of handling the job. "