Just to show you how weird things have gotten, do you remember the bill that moves the spring primary up to February from March? It was ostensibly designed to help Barack Obama's presidential campaign by putting Illinois in play during primary season. Well, as of this writing, that bill hasn't been sent to the governor's desk yet.This is a great column about the gridlock in Springfield right now. The state of politics in Illinois. If you don't know already Democrats solidly control state government in Illinois and things aren't getting done. All you have to do is read Miller's Capitol Fax Blog to know this.
The legislation received overwhelming votes in both chambers and cleared its final legislative hurdle weeks ago, but one or both of the two leaders haven't certified it as official. Without both of those signatures, the governor can't take any action.
The primary bill is not alone. At this writing, well more than 600 bills have passed both chambers, yet just 12 bills have actually been sent to the governor's desk.
And because of this gridlock, I wonder if Obama's chances for the presidency diminishes.
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