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The brilliant John Dillon dissembles seven simple sentences. | Fred Klonsky

The brilliant John Dillon dissembles seven simple sentences. | Fred Klonsky:


The brilliant John Dillon dissembles seven simple sentences.


tryonhead-1State Representative Michael Tryon.
From John Dillon’s blog:
Dissemble – verb intransitive – to conceal one’s true feelings, beliefs or motives.
A recent electronic message from Representative Michael Tryon displays the kind of half-truths and factual recklessness that might even make the editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune blush.  On the other hand these kinds of false assertions have been so proselytized by opportunistic politicians and media, even Carol Marin on WTTW keeps a straight face while Representative Nekritz serves them up as reasons for HB 3411.
Here is part of Rep. Tryon’s plaintive email message.
“How Did We Get Here?
The pension liability is the single issue that places the most pressure on the budget. Simply put, the pension payment takes up so much of the available funds that there is not enough money left