Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Friday’s General Assembly fiasco. What happened and why? « Fred Klonsky

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Friday’s General Assembly fiasco. What happened and why?

PopoutWhat happened in Springfield on Friday?
We know that the Governor called the General Assembly into session to address the pension issue.
We know that they adjourned Friday afternoon after failing to do anything but flap their jaws.
To quote the north shore Democratic Representative Dan Biss, “We all look like idiots.” Who would argue?
I was in the Capitol Friday with several hundred other state pensioners. Mostly they were from SEIU and