The Son Also Rises

Posted by KelmandKirk at 8/19/2008 7:28 AM
Categories: uncategorized
***Daley, Madigan, Jacobs, Demuzio, Lipinski, Stroger, Pate (son-in-law) and God knows how many other IL politicians view 'their' seat as a birth rite.  Now, Evil Emil wants his son appointed to his ballot position for the Nov election.  Hasn't this kid made enough money from his father's name:  Despite not having a college degree, he was hired in April 2007 as an administrator for Gov. Blagojevich's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity -- a job that pays $59,436 annually.

Speaking of pensions, Evil Emil will be getting a HUGE golden parachute from the taxpayers of IL: 

As one of the longest-serving members of the General Assembly, Jones also is positioned for a healthy pension. If he does not take any other state positions and retires at the end of his term in January, he would begin drawing a state pension of $81,016 annually. A year later, he would see that total increase by 48 percent because he would be grandfathered in under an otherwise defunct retirement formula that rewarded service beyond 20 years.

The boost for Jones, who has served in the General Assembly 35 years, would take his pension all the way up to $119,903 a year. That's nearly 26 percent more than the $95,313 he is now being paid to wield the Senate gavel. It's also more than double the median amount that two households in his Senate district earn combined, according to 2000 Census data.

Chris Britt's cartoon is dead-on today.



***Quote of the Day:  "Everything in my life, other than my mother, is for sale."  Kevin Davlin, brother and closest advisor to Mayor Tim Davlin.

***Quote of the Day Runner Up:  "You have been a great leader and I look forward to seeing you in Denver." - The Obama congratulating Evil Emil on his retirement.

***This is a good idea.  The drinking age at 21 is ridiculous and the people that see it up close and personal now believe the age should return to 18.  Of course, the nanny staters at MADD are already whining...

***Battleground states from Real Clear Politics:

Battleground States Obama McCain Spread
Colorado 45.3 45.8 McCain +0.5
Virginia 45.7 46.3 McCain +0.6
Missouri 45.0 47.3 McCain +2.3
Michigan 46.0 42.8 Obama +3.2
Ohio 45.3 46.8 McCain +1.5
Florida 45.4 47.2 McCain +1.8

***Listen live at WMAY.com!

 

What did you think of this article?




Trackbacks
Trackback specific URL for this post
  • No trackbacks exist for this post.
Comments
Display comments as (Linear | Threaded)

Leave a comment

 Enter the above security code (required)

 Name

 Email (will not be published)

 Website

Your comment is 0 characters limited to 3000 characters.