Using a method Democrats seem to understand, Governor Pat Quinn has offered Motorola’s newly-spun off cellular division $100 million not to move to sunny California. Exchange of things valuable. Our tax dollars for jobs. Quinn pro quo. 3,000 jobs that … Continue reading
Category Archives: Careen Gordon
Some wordsmith at the Chicago Tribune editorial board came up with the wonderful word “Quinncidence” January 23rd to characterize actions that look like pay-to-play in the Pat Quinn It’s first use came when Quinn appointed defeated State Rep. Careen Gordon … Continue reading
Appoint Careen Gordon to something else. Governor Pat Quinn talked to defeated Democrat, elected from Morris, living in Chicago already, about voting for the income tax hike. After the election, he appointed her to the Prisoner Review Board. $86,000 a … Continue reading
Give credit to someone on the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board for originating the word, “Quinncidence“ It was inspired by the appointment of lame duck State Rep. Careen Gordon, a Morris Democrat who now lives in Chicago who voted for the … Continue reading
Here’s what defeated State Rep. Careen Gordon told the Kankakee’s Daily Journal in October: “At this point now, I can’t ask the people who live in my district for more money until the state of Illinois shows that they are … Continue reading