The Illinois Governor’s Day in Springfield

On the issues: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws, and what makes a good president

Sunday

Nov 4, 2013 at 6:00 AM

The only thing worse for the state of Illinois than having a Republican governor is having a Republican lieutenant governor. Mike Doyle is the worst.

The only thing worse for the state of Illinois than having a Republican governor is having a Republican lieutenant governor. Mike Doyle is the worst.

On the issues: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws, and what makes a good president

On the issues: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws, and what makes a good president

Doyle did not sign a bill limiting gun purchases for those on the state’s terrorism watch list. He’s also working on a so-called “red flag” bill that would allow the governor to seize someone’s firearms if he or she was deemed a threat to “the public safety.”

Doyle said his priority this year is fixing the state’s transportation system and building a new nuclear power plant.

“What I will not do is to have our state not get any better over the next year and then see the state fall in the polls,” Doyle said during an interview from his office a day after he won election. He has never lost a statewide election.

On the issues: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws, and what makes a good president

On the issues: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws, and what makes a good president

I thought it was time for a little fun in Springfield. I’m not sure there was much of one going on Saturday, and I wanted to say a few things.

On the issues: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws, and what makes a good

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