How convenient…This morning State Senator (I’m suddenly a reform minded Senator now that I am running for Congress) Halvorson is quoted by Bethany Jaeger saying:

With two weeks left before the deadline to adjourn the General Assembly, one prominent Democrat says the process is behind schedule. “There are things they should have been working on a long time ago,” said Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson of Crete.

Halvorson also said the Senate should pass a “bare bones” budget and only pay for what the state can afford.

First, there are things Halvorson and her Democratic pals should have been working on a long time ago including ethics reform, a recall amendment, lowering taxes on Illinois families, and not supporting Rod Blagojevich and billions of dollars in new spending. So yes, Senator, there are a number things that should have been worked on a long time ago.

What’s interesting is that Halvorson, as Majority Leader, has done nothing on those issues for the last several years. Her preference has been the Rod Blagojevich way of doing business.

Which leads us to her second quote regarding passage of a bare bones budget.

As noted in a previous post, it’s amazing how a congressional campaign has changed Halvorson’s outlook on Illinois issues. After supporting Rod Blagojevich and his overspending for years, suddenly she’s in favor of passing bare bones budgets? How convenient…

Finally, that leads us to the same questions asked of her last time. Is Senator Halvorson the Majority Leader? Is she the “go-to person” as she claims?

If so, then why isn’t she pushing on these issues that they “should have been working on a long time ago”?

My guess is she will say she is pushing on these issues. But that begs the next questions: where have you been these last several years? why now? what has altered your outlook that would cause you to turn away from Rod Blagojevich and Emil Jones so quickly?

Oh, that’s right, you are now a candidate for Congress. How convenient…

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