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31 May 2012

Chart of the Day: Illinois Democrats Were Soooo Certain They Were Right And Scott Walker Was Wrong


In honour of Scott Walker's coming victory, I've decided to bring this back: 


M2RB:





Do your demons  
Do they ever let you go?  
When you've tried, do they hide deep inside? 
Is it someone that you know?
 
You're just a picture  
You're an image caught in time  
 
There's no sign of the mornin' comin'  
You've been left on your own 
Like a rainbow in the dark 
Just a rainbow in the dark  
Yeah
 
When I see lightning  
You know it always brings me down 
'Cause it's free and I see that it's me  
Who's lost and never found
 
Feel the magic  
I feel it floating in the air  
But it's fear and you'll hear 
It calling you beware 

Look out
There's no sight of the mornin' comin' 
There's no sign of the day  
You've been left on your own  





"We have an emergency, a fiscal emergency... Our state was careening toward bankruptcy, fiscal insolvency. Even in the last couple of months, the situation got seriously more dire. So the governor has to act at the moment. And that's what I did." 

- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, upon passage of a 67% tax increase at end of lame duck session, 12 January 2011


"Democrats argued the tax increase was needed to rehabilitate the state's deadbeat image, but Republicans predicted it would drive businesses out of state." 

- The Chicago Tribune, 12 January 2011 







Data released 08.19.11 by the bureau confirms this downward trajectory. When it comes to putting people back to work, Illinois is going backwards. Since January, Illinois has dropped 89,000 people from its employment rolls.

It’s too early to know conclusively the full impact of the tax hikes on the Illinois economy. Nevertheless, Illinois’s employment numbers serve as a good reminder that public policies have dramatic consequences for the daily lives of Illinoisans. A combination of high taxes, overspending and red tape do nothing but chase away job creators and leave too many citizens without jobs. Springfield needs to act now and reverse course.


Rainbow in the Dark - Ronnie James Dio

When there's lightning  
You know it always brings me down 
'Cause it's free and I see that it's me  
Who's lost and never found
 
I cry out for magic 
I feel it dancing in the light  
It was cold, lost my hold  
To the shadows of the night
 
No sign of the mornin' comin'  
You've been left on your own  
Like a rainbow in the dark  
A rainbow in the dark
 
Do your demons  
Do they ever let you go?  
When you've tried, do they hide deep inside? 
Is it someone that you know?
 
You're just a picture  
You're an image caught in time  
We're a lie, you and I  
We're words without a rhyme
 
There's no sign of the mornin' comin'  
You've been left on your own 
Like a rainbow in the dark 
Just a rainbow in the dark  
Yeah
 
When I see lightning  
You know it always brings me down 
'Cause it's free and I see that it's me  
Who's lost and never found
 
Feel the magic  
I feel it floating in the air  
But it's fear and you'll hear 
It calling you beware 

Look out
There's no sight of the mornin' comin' 
There's no sign of the day  
You've been left on your own  

Like a rainbow 
Like a rainbow in the dark  
Yeah, yeah
You're a rainbow in the dark  

Just a rainbow in the dark  
No sign of the mornin'  
You're a rainbow in the dark


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