So long, and good riddance to Illinois Senate President Emil Jones. His retirement announcement this week is some of the best political news Illinois residents have had since George Ryan went to jail.This editorial took a swipe at Jones' installation of his son to replace him on the ballot and essentially his state senate seat when he retires next year.
This is definitely addition by subtraction. With Jones gone and no longer running the Senate, legislative gridlock may finally come to an end.
Jones basically ceded his power to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. For instance, when Blagojevich vetoed the state budget last year, Jones refused to call a vote to override him -- even though there surely were enough votes to do so. The original vote on the budget was 52-5.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Glad to see Emil Jones go
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