Democrat Predicts Jack Franks Can Win Both County Board and State Rep. Races

A comment from “Inish” worth sharing from under the article entitled,

McHenry County Board Outmaneuvered by Nimble Jack Franks Again

stimulated the following comment:

Rested like a arrow in a quiver by no one’s fault but their own.

The County Board ACTIVELY voted to raise the requirement from 60 hours to a 1,000. [That was in 1998. Not more than a handful of current members were on the board then.]

The sign-up sheet for IMRF does not say that one must work 1,000 hours per year.

The sign-up sheet for IMRF does not say that one must work 1,000 hours per year.

Now they want to claim they had no idea.

Sorry- no pass.

They are elected to be responsibility for millions of dollars of tax dollars and decisions that impact hundreds of thousands of people- and I should just accept they didn’t read?

David Stieper's 2014 GOP County Board gravy train campaign piece.

David Stieper’s 2014 GOP County Board gravy train campaign piece.

Sure- this is a political stunt- and you know why it is working- because rather than correct the issue and move on- they are trying to shift the blame to say that somehow, this very real, concrete issue is not relevant because Franks brought it up.  [Jack Franks’ targeting IMRF occurred after the 2014 GOP Primary Election, but the point is well-taken.]

This is exactly why he wins every time- the Republican leadership reacts to whatever Franks does rather than respond.

Instead of spending so much time on whether he will run for one or the other- why aren’t you concentrated on figuring out how to beat him?

Because at the end of the day you know he can, and likely will win both.


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Democrat Predicts Jack Franks Can Win Both County Board and State Rep. Races — 3 Comments

  1. 1998 for this board is not that long ago

    There are members who should remember voting on it.

    Either way- none of them are working 1,000 hours- to say they are excused – AND THEN NOT CORRECT THE WRONG because someone didn’t tell them what something THEY SIGNED meant-

    Imagine using that as your defense in private industry.

    If that is their defense, they should all resign in embarrassment.

    They are responsible for multi million dollar decisions but they shouldn’t be held responsible for the this decision?

    Regardless of who brought it up- they have egg on their face and failed to show leadership by taking responsibility for it.

    It as ridiculous as Anna Mae saying she doesn’t take the healthcare- because she takes the other taxpayer funded healthcare.

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