Gubernatorial Race
- Pat Quinn reminds us all why Chicago politics are dirty – 77 of his appointees have also given him political contributions. One wonders if they’ll help bail out the state government too, given that Quinn also plans to spend more on useless jobs in order to be more politically viable this November.
- Meanwhile, Quinn castigates Bill Brady’s plan to fix Illinois’ budget “secret,” even as the governor runs one of the most tight-lipped budgetary processes in Illinois. This utter obliviousness to irony isn’t surprising — state legislators are calling Quinn’s math “fuzzy” and news sources in Chicago are calling Quinn’s playbook confused.
Senate Race
- Mark Kirk continues to hit Alexi Giannoulias for lying about his time of employment. And David Freddoso wants to know if Giannoulias lied to the IRS, or just to voters.
- Meanwhile, Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones continues to siphon votes off of Giannoulias with his hard left positions on marijuana and marriage. Power to the people!
House Races
- Joel Pollak is gaining momentum in IL-9 against liberal Jan Schakowsky as he talks about his economic platform.
- And speaking of liberals who could be vulnerable, Jesse Jackson, Jr., is running into all kinds of trouble. Love affairs, Blagojevich connections and a Republican challenger with a vengeance, oh my!
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