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QC Examiner
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investigate*record*agitateSat, 16 Jul 2016 20:12:20 +0000en
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A Plague On Both Your Houses
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/a-plague-on-both-your-houses/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/a-plague-on-both-your-houses/#commentsSat, 16 Jul 2016 20:12:20 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12804I’ll be using this post to comment on my disjointed, disgruntled and chaotic thinking about the 2016 presidential election.
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/a-plague-on-both-your-houses/feed/5512804qcexaminerQuote Of The Day
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/quote-of-the-day-213/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/quote-of-the-day-213/#respondThu, 16 Jun 2016 21:36:02 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12800From @AsheSchow:
“My favorite part of media gun stupidity is when they demand for already banned things to be banned.”
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/quote-of-the-day-213/feed/012800qcexaminerPriorities
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/priorities-2/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/priorities-2/#respondThu, 16 Jun 2016 20:23:30 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12792Continue reading "Priorities"]]>Illinois is a flaming dumpster fire with $111B unfunded pension liabilities, $7.7B in unpaid bills to service providers, 14 years of unconstitutional unbalanced budgets, people and jobs fleeing the state like rats from a sinking ship, so what does the congressperson of the 17th CD demand Gov. Bruce Rauner spend taxpayer money on?
19th century transportation technology a/k/a the QC passenger rail project.
To hell with the downtrodden, sick and needy, it’s Back To The Future for Rep. Cheri Bustos!
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/priorities-2/feed/012792qcexaminerIf you get to blame
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/if-you-get-to-blame/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/if-you-get-to-blame/#commentsMon, 13 Jun 2016 13:38:11 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12787our gun control policy for putting the weapon into Omar Mateen’s hands, then I get to blame our immigration policy for putting Muslim terrorists inside our borders. See how that works?
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/if-you-get-to-blame/feed/512787qcexaminerQuote Of The Day
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/chicago-tribune-endorses-nota-for-democrat-president/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/chicago-tribune-endorses-nota-for-democrat-president/#respondWed, 09 Mar 2016 21:34:48 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12777The Chicago Tribune:
“…If you like window-shopping at the Lamborghini dealership on Sundays when no salespeople are around to check your credit, then you’ll enjoy the bounty of Free Stuff that Clinton and Sanders promise to provide.”
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/chicago-tribune-endorses-nota-for-democrat-president/feed/012777qcexaminerThe Taxpayer’s Conundrum
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/the-taxpayers-conundrum/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/the-taxpayers-conundrum/#commentsSat, 30 May 2015 22:49:54 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12772Continue reading "The Taxpayer’s Conundrum"]]>Rock Island County Board member Virgil Mayberry on Rock Island’s plan to close the library branch in his district due to lack of funds:
“All the people that have talked to me don’t want to see the branch closed, but they’re also not willing to pay an extra $20 or $25 on their property tax to keep it open.”
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/the-taxpayers-conundrum/feed/712772qcexaminerI Just Can’t Quit You
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/i-just-cant-quit-you-2/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/i-just-cant-quit-you-2/#commentsMon, 23 Mar 2015 21:22:41 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12764Bobby Schilling thinking about running for Aaron Schock’s seat in the 18th CD https://bit.ly/1G7uy8L
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/i-just-cant-quit-you-2/feed/512764qcexaminerConsiderable Skills Called, Nobody Answered
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/considerable-skills-called-nobody-answered/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/considerable-skills-called-nobody-answered/#commentsThu, 05 Mar 2015 20:08:45 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12760Continue reading "Considerable Skills Called, Nobody Answered"]]>This year Mike Jacobs is set to grab $34,579 in annual pension for getting set up as state senator by his daddy and three of his daddy’s cronies. But Mike is not bothered by the fact that his pension is financed on the backs of much poorer Illinoisians, oh no:
“Public life is very difficult. A lot of people don’t realize how much you put into it…I’ve got 10 years in I’ve earned every damned cent of it. I’ve been attacked and ridiculed. It’s been very difficult on my family. It’s not an easy life.”
Since his daddy was also a state senator, it’s a little disingenuous for him to act like he didn’t know what he was getting into, but whatever, he’s a typical politician, so our expectations for honesty are low.
Asked about his future post-election plans, Jacobs said he didn’t want to be a lobbyist like his daddy or move out of state for a job, instead, “I think I’m going to use my considerable skills in the private sector.”
That was in November. Now, according to QCOnline, Jacobs has registered as a lobbyist with one client—MidAmerican Energy. I know you won’t be surprised to learn Jacobs was the chair of the Senate Energy Committee at the time of his ouster.
Revolving doors—the Illinois Way!
It seems “the private sector” wasn’t buying what Jacobs was selling and so he had to again rely on his daddy for a job.
The son who never grew up.
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/considerable-skills-called-nobody-answered/feed/812760qcexaminerRICo GOP Big Tent Circus
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/rico-gop-big-tent-circus/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/rico-gop-big-tent-circus/#respondMon, 02 Feb 2015 20:41:06 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12758Newly minted Illinois state Sen. Neil Anderson appoints well-known homophobe to his district staff.
Nothing like alienating millennials and giving the Dems potent ammunition in ’16.
RICo GOP: Fire! Aim! Ready!
]]>https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/rico-gop-big-tent-circus/feed/012758qcexaminer“An Instrument Of Tyranny”
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/an-instrument-of-tyranny/
https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/an-instrument-of-tyranny/#commentsMon, 02 Feb 2015 20:24:08 +0000https://qcexaminer.wordpress.com/?p=12755Calvin Coolidge quoted in a National Review article about the Child Tax Credit:
“…a government that lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty but an instrument of tyranny.”
