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    IL Gov. Pat Quinn Visits the Twilight Zone with New Re-Election Ad - goes full retard

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    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn goes "full retard!"



    IL Gov. Pat Quinn Visits the Twilight Zone with New Re-Election Ad

    By Eric Reed on October 9, 2014 in BuzzPo, Civil Rights, Gun control, Politics

    IL Gov. Pat Quinn seems to have visited the twilight zone in his latest ad criticizing candidate Bruce Rauner.



    Quinn leads off the ad by saying, “In the time it takes to watch this ad, an assault weapon with a high capacity ammunition clip could’ve sprayed a room with 350 deadly bullets.”
    Let’s break that down.
    1) “Assault weapon” - A term created by the anti-gun Democratic Party used to describe a rifle cloned to resemble the M-16 service rifle, solely based on aesthetics. The full-auto version that’s capable of “spraying” was deemed illegal to ordinary civilians in 1934 by the Unconstitutional National Firearms Act.
    2) “High capacity ammunition clip could’ve sprayed a room” - The popular AR-15 that Quinn is ignorantly referring to doesn’t include anything “high capacity.” It includes a “standard capacity magazine.” Furthermore, a clip isn’t a “spraying” device. Rather, it’s a decorative device a woman uses when she does her hair.
    3) “350 deadly bullets” - Sigh….
    Personally, I prefer the kinder gentler bullets capable of giving intimate hugs, while enjoying long sensual walks on the beach.

    http://buzzpo.com/il-gov-pat-quinn-v...e-election-ad/
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    Bruce Rauner can help Illinois change course



    Crain's Chicago Business endorses GOP challenger Bruce Rauner over Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn. Photo: Newscom

    October 10, 2014

    Bruce Rauner is the best candidate to pull the Illinois economy out of its low-growth rut. For that reason, above others, he earns our endorsement for governor.
    The central issue in this gubernatorial election is how best to promote business growth. Unlike many of our neighbors, Illinois has yet to enjoy the full benefits of the national economic recovery. Job growth remains weak, despite recent improvements in the unemployment rate. In study after study, the state's business climate trails its peers'.
    The state faces massive fiscal challenges, but higher and higher taxes are not the solution. More jobs and more income will generate more tax revenue. Combined with a tighter grip on spending, that is how Illinois can prosper again.
    Mr. Rauner's experience as a private-equity investor would benefit Springfield. Government isn't the same as business, of course. As head of the state's executive branch, the governor wields real power, but it's less than that of a chief executive. Still, Mr. Rauner would bring the much-needed perspective of a private-sector leader. And he has a sharp eye for efficiency, something that bloated state government desperately needs.
    He is no politician, and that is a good thing.
    Mr. Rauner promises reforms that would lessen the burdens on business and promote entrepreneurship, including cutting red tape, making common-sense changes to workers' compensation and revitalizing the state agency that should be hustling to bring business to Illinois, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. He has said he would become the state's top recruiter. We believe him.
    Key to Mr. Rauner's fiscal fix is rolling back the “temporary” income tax hike passed in 2011, the one that Democrats seem hellbent on making permanent. Phasing out that tax probably will take longer than the four years Mr. Rauner would like. But in the end, he would release individuals and businesses from an anti-competitive levy. His plan to make up the lost revenue is better for the state, too: an overhaul of the tax code that would reduce the overall sales tax rate while expanding it to many services. Meantime, he would put a ceiling on property taxes.
    Mr. Rauner also wants to shift public employees from old-fashioned pensions to 401(k)-style retirement plans, which would bring government retirement systems in line with the private sector and greatly ease the burden on taxpayers to foot the pension bill. The Illinois Supreme Court's recent decision extending constitutional protection to state workers' health care benefits—a ruling that threatens to void last year's pension reform—underscores the need for dramatic action to address the greatest fiscal challenge facing the state.
    While shifting to a defined-contribution system makes sense in the long run, we are concerned that Mr. Rauner has not specified how he would pay off the $100 billion unfunded liability that the existing pension plans still face. We're troubled, too, that Mr. Rauner keeps putting off exactly how he would balance the budget while, on one hand, rolling back income taxes and freezing property taxes and, on the other, boosting spending on education and infrastructure. Business needs a leader in Springfield. He has not always acted like one on the campaign.
    There is much here, in fact, that must be taken on faith. But we are confident that Mr. Rauner has the vision and values to do the job.
    Illinois is badly in need of a fresh spirit of confidence that we can tackle the problems that lie ahead. A natural salesman in the best sense of the word, Mr. Rauner will convey a renewed sense of optimism about the future, replacing the funk in which Illinois finds itself.
    Our endorsement of Mr. Rauner is not an act of partisanship. We have rallied behind Democratic candidates for governor in the past, including Glenn Poshard over George Ryan in 1998 and Rod Blagojevich over Jim Ryan four years later.
    Gov. Pat Quinn took office amid the worst corruption scandal in the state's history and put Illinois on stronger financial footing. He helped push through last year's bill to restructure the state's pension funds, putting him at odds with his political allies, the unions representing public employees.
    Yet all too often, Mr. Quinn has seemed deliberately indifferent to the needs of business owners. Exhibit A is his “temporary” income tax hike.
    Originally an outsider, Mr. Quinn unfortunately has fallen victim to the vices of one-party rule, promoting patronage and passing around political favors. He has not garnered enough political support, among voters or in the Illinois General Assembly, to serve as a counter-weight to House Speaker Michael Madigan or Senate President John Cullerton. He is too ready to spend taxpayer money on projects that we can't afford or aren't even needed, such as an airport in Peotone and the Illiana Tollway.
    If elected, Mr. Rauner likely would face stiff opposition in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Still, his relationship with the Democratic leadership is unlikely to be worse than Mr. Quinn's, and could be better, by putting honest differences on the table.
    Illinois has been on the wrong path for years, going back to a time before Democrats reclaimed the governor's office. With an independently minded Mr. Rauner, we now have a chance to change course. Mr. Rauner deserves your vote.

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