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" To Jarhead: For the record and your information, Jones was elected to his position without Bradys' vote. Do a little research and you can see who elected Jones to is cushy job. "

" Josh, Brady doesn't get a free pass on this either. Who put Jones in charge of the IL Senate? The IL Senators, that is who. Emil Jones is THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. If he chose to not bring a bill to the floor for a vote, it does not get voted on, and therefore does not go to the Governor for signature. If he chose not to call the Senate into session, guess what? The State Senate does not meet. IL is a corrupt State, no one argues that. Much of it is because of Chicago and the corruption there. BUT, down-state Legislators are culpable also, because they are part of the problem, NOT part of the solution. "

" If you think this is all Madigan's fault, think again. It's a combination Blago, Madigan, and Jones, along with all their Democrat cronies who are holding everything up. The Governor can't even say something without changing his mind a week later. Pontiac Prison, for example?? "

" Blago and the Democrats are at it again. To robrecke, the House didn't fail. They passed their portion-the SENATE has refused to even look at it. Emil Jones says he has no plans to call in the Senate in order to pass anything. Did you by chance listen to Dan Brady on WJBC this morning? If you had, you would know this. The House passed it to the Senate and they've have a weeks to figure it out and done nothing. DEMOCRATS and their feuding are ruining Illinois. "

" Keep crying everyone, just keep on crying. It's so funny that all you come out of the wood work after the cuts have been made. How many of you called your local legislators? How many of you took extra steps to make other people aware of what could be cut? What have YOU done?!! We had ways to make the budget work without the cuts. Now, what you should do, is call your House rep. and tell them why they didn't pass a budget. Don't give me the bull that you didn't like how the money was raised to do such a spending plan. Do you like taxes? I don't. If you are paying taxes, you don't have a chance of getting that money back. Go with gambling, atleast you have a chance of winning your money plus more. The governor had to do what he had to do, the House failed. STOP your whining and let's fix Illinois. Don't point the finger at the Governor, point the finger at Speaker Mike Madigan. He is the one that caused all this mess. "

" Again - It isn't just state parks. Historic sites are going to close, too. Of the 5 million that the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is allotted from the budget, the guv cut 2.5. That means that all the sites not in Sangamon County will be closing. Historic Sites pay for themselves both in donations collected from visitors and in local tourism dollars. How smart is it to shut them down during the 200th birthday year of Lincoln? Millions and millions will be lost to local businesses. Same with parks - in a year with record gas prices and people staying closer to home, you would think parks would be one of the last places you would want to close. Of course, you would have to actually CARE about the people you are sworn to serve. "

" The raise in fees to the camp grounds cost the state almost half of the revenue they would normally generate from state campgrounds. Its a shame that our legislators are so out of touch with reality that they will end up destroying the state parks, fisheries, and lakes, and hunting grounds. "

" Not just conservation. How about the hit to Illinois History education? Its time to make the governor accountable for his juvenile actions. This isn't about money. Its about personality conflicts. Because he cannot get along with the GA and insists on having his way without compromising, close to 1000 working people will lose their jobs. Worse, the citizens of Illinois will lose access to their own history and natural resources. If you are really upset, call your GA member or the governor's office. If they don't know you care, these cuts will stand. "

" We're turning the clock back on conservation in Illinois. Under Brent Manning the DNR brought back River Otters and Turkeys to Illinois. Without protection and maintenance our park system will disintegrate. Invasive species will dominate local flora and fauna while timber thieves cut valuable trees. Animals and fish will be poached. Forget about buying a fishing or hunting license. It won't be necessary. NO GAME WARDENS! It will be like living in the 1800's. We used to have Elk, Bison, Bear and many other species here. We stand to lose many more thanks to the inept legislators in Springfield. Hey, at least they have their pay raises!! "