tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post7390321132687389721..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: The Good And Bad News From IllinoisJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-6728074280271710332008-12-10T20:19:00.000-06:002008-12-10T20:19:00.000-06:00For colt,Link to Daily Kos, don't worry, reading t...For colt,<BR/><BR/>Link to Daily Kos, don't worry, reading this probably won't change your point of view.<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/10/12626/492/938/671309<BR/><BR/>Just another lefty blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-16390797717232276412008-12-10T20:05:00.000-06:002008-12-10T20:05:00.000-06:00hey colt,I'm sure you are glad to get that bit of ...hey colt,<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you are glad to get that bit of trivial pursuit off your chest.<BR/><BR/>If you do a bit more reading elsewhere, seems that Obama may have been very influential in persuading the Illinois legislature to pass bill taking effect on Jan 1, that severely restricts and penalizes the old, "pay to play" politics. <BR/><BR/>Thus the gov's hastened rush to try to get something for the Senate pick before the new law took effect.<BR/><BR/>I'll try to find the link, later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-40942513053514460162008-12-10T18:03:00.000-06:002008-12-10T18:03:00.000-06:00I like the fact that Jessie Jackson Jr (#5) will m...I like the fact that Jessie Jackson Jr (#5) will most liley be indited as part of the whole bribery case for Obama seat. <BR/>Who will flip and who will go down next? <BR/>Obama knows to pardon any of them would not be the right thing to do unless of course the Hope and Change never met anything more then a marketing plan. <BR/>Side note I have an understanding that Mc Gee is getting ready to request a pardon when Obama takes office, maybe we can see him serve on the City Coucil again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-90113517126917876182008-12-10T17:24:00.000-06:002008-12-10T17:24:00.000-06:00Speculation that Republic may have been hoping/att...Speculation that Republic may have been hoping/attempting to paint their desire to move production to non-union Iowa as "fault," of BoA.<BR/><BR/>I suspect more to follow on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-88880193867333589302008-12-10T14:16:00.000-06:002008-12-10T14:16:00.000-06:00The comments that I heard on the radio this mornin...The comments that I heard on the radio this morning (I believe WPR)were that the wife of Republic's owner has purchased a new potential manufacturing plant in her name in Iowa where, though a profit is being turned with union workers in Chicago, non-union Iowa labor could be hired at about half the price. The other comment made was that because Republic is making energy star products, keeping the Chicago operation and possibly expanding to Iowa, would be the kind of manufacturing expansion favored under a proposed national work stimulus program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-37381300661245663562008-12-10T12:07:00.000-06:002008-12-10T12:07:00.000-06:00I am not going off on an Acorn tangent. One of Ac...I am not going off on an Acorn tangent. One of Acorn functions was to intimidate banks and force them to give loans in low income communities. <BR/><BR/>Did you know Jim that the Bank of America did not want to take bailout money, but were told that they had to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-59654729684678118192008-12-10T10:23:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:23:00.000-06:00I think what is going on now is a negotiation. Why...I think what is going on now is a negotiation. <BR/><BR/>Why go off on a tangent about Acorn? <BR/><BR/>Banks and businesses and groups negotiate all the time, and if the taxpayers are bailing out the Bank, I'd argue it has an obligation to work towards a solution.<BR/><BR/>Let's face it: the country is in an entirely new and critical phase. We have big problems and they demand new approaches to solve or mitigate them.<BR/><BR/>As I said, I do not know what the outcome will be, but I am betting the sit-in will spur actions more valuable to the workers and the larger community than an abrupt locking of the doors.<BR/><BR/>Let's see how it works out.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-75303569491032081362008-12-10T06:31:00.000-06:002008-12-10T06:31:00.000-06:00If this company is not longer financially viable, ...If this company is not longer financially viable, who is going to pay back the loan that Bank of American will provide to pay these employees. Instead of going after the Bank of America, maybe these employee should go after the owners of the of company in question.<BR/><BR/>I guess it is easier to indimidate the bank, this is a common tactic of the left, and your favorite "community organizer" for Acorn. Lets shake down the banks, and force them to provide mortgages to people who would never be able to qualify for them otherwise. Now you want to follow this stupid practice here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-11796247708206388512008-12-10T06:24:00.000-06:002008-12-10T06:24:00.000-06:00So what you are saying is that because the bank to...So what you are saying is that because the bank took bail out money, the government can force it now to provide loans to companies that it feels are worthy, even though the bank might not feel this way? How is this good business sense? This is why is was stupid for these banks to take the money. They should never have gotten in bed with the government. They should have just filed chapter 11Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com