Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES:

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Karen Lewis

"It's just that simple, it's not rocket science, it's negotiations. Nobody's going to be happy, completely happy, with the outcome," she said. "They're going to have to give a little, we have to give a little. That's what contract negotiations are, but we're doing fairly well." --Chicago Tribune

Forrest Claypool on stalled negotiations with CTU

"Our priority is not saving money by a week or two paying teachers. Our priority is to allow the current union negotiation process to come to a positive conclusion, and so buying time is the prudent thing to do in that regard." -- Tribune

 Lobbyist on Rauner's failed Chicago takeover attempt

"It's like taking kids away from the junkie mother and giving them to the alcoholic father." -- POLITICO

Sheriff Tom Dart

 “Lutheran provides essential services to the very people government is supposed to care for in times of distress. For the Governor to allow these programs to wither way is simply deplorable. Without Lutheran’s diversion programs, my Cook County Jail population will rise, costing taxpayers significantly more in both the short-term and long-term.” -- CBS

Kent Redfield

“Frankly, as much of a public presence as [Diana Rauner] had in the Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: