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Illinois

justhanginon

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3. Yep, that and the flannel shirts and that goddamned VW bus.

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 08:18 AM

Apr 2016

And there is this little gem shortly after he took office.

"Illinois' new GOP Governor, Bruce Rauner, will personally receive a $750,000 per year tax cut as a result of his decision not to continue the state's temporary 1.25% income tax surcharge that expired last year."

This in a state that already has financial woes. Typical republican fare. They will make up the shortfalls with cutting services for those who need them most. Greedy pig!

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I will never understand how we managed to make this piece of filth justhanginon Apr 2016 #1

He spent $26MM out of his own pocket and blanketed the airwaves Snarkoleptic Apr 2016 #2

Yep, that and the flannel shirts and that goddamned VW bus. justhanginon Apr 2016 #3

that doesn't include talk radio worth at least $5MIL/MO FREE in IL certainot Apr 2016 #9

Ruiner has to go!!! dicksmc3 Apr 2016 #4

And don't get me started on what Ruiner has done Snarkoleptic Apr 2016 #5

fighting illini endorse at least $27.3mil/yr free pro rauner certainot Apr 2016 #10

I hate that lying P.O.S with a purple passion, both Stellar Apr 2016 #13

Rahm Emmanuel gave him some help too. AllyCat Apr 2016 #6

Don't forget his wife xloadiex Apr 2016 #11

Yeah, the Second Mrs Rauner doing commercials that supposedly softened his image. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2016 #15

i remember the phone calls - pat quinn raises taxes 67% - pat quinn part of the machine saturnsring Apr 2016 #12

Quinn: best governor (not saying much) in my time in Illinois; worst campaigner. ieoeja Apr 2016 #14

I think I'm the only person in the state who genuinely liked Quinn nemo137 Apr 2016 #16

LOL! Saw him during his first re-election campaign for Governor. He re-used his Lt. Governor signs! ieoeja Apr 2016 #17

Moral: Never vote Reep... ananda Apr 2016 #7

Fuck Rauner. truebrit71 Apr 2016 #8