Do you respect your governor?

[ieoeja]

116. He may be the cleanest pol in Illinois making him exactly what we need right now.

I just wish that at some point in the tax debate he could have made the simple statement:

Of the 42 states with a state income tax Illinois has the drop dead lowest top marginal rate. Not "one of" the lowest. But "the" lowest in the entire country.

I know I changed quite a few minds on the tax increase by sharing that little tidbit. Pissed off a few righties too who vowed to look it up and prove me wrong. Oddly, as much as they spin shit about everything, none of them managed to come up with anything on this topic.

For that matter, he should use that point right now while neighboring governors are running around claiming they will steal our businesses. He could easily point out that for years we had the lowest taxes, yet you didn't see all of their businesses running to Illinois. So methinks all your bluster is just that, nothing but talk.

He governs well, but rather sucks at politics.