Comments on: Gone For Now, But Maybe Not for Long http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/07/17/gone-for-now-but-maybe-not-for-long/ The judge will see you now. Step into Springfield Bureau Chief Aaron Chambers’ chambers for an insider’s view on Illinois politics and government. No, Chambers isn’t a real judge. At least not in the sense of wearing a robe, wielding a gavel and issuing orders. But like a good judge, Chambers tells it like it is. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Aaron Chambers http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/07/17/gone-for-now-but-maybe-not-for-long/#comment-488 Aaron Chambers Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:38:12 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/07/17/gone-for-now-but-maybe-not-for-long/#comment-488 Downstate Dems representing rural constituencies include Demuzio, Frerichs, Forby, Sullivan, and Jacobs. Other downstate Dems represent districts that, at least in part, are rural. Together, they have enough votes to block Jones from advancing anything opposed by the GOP. Downstate Dems representing rural constituencies include Demuzio, Frerichs, Forby, Sullivan, and Jacobs. Other downstate Dems represent districts that, at least in part, are rural.

Together, they have enough votes to block Jones from advancing anything opposed by the GOP.

]]> By: jaxon http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/07/17/gone-for-now-but-maybe-not-for-long/#comment-483 jaxon Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:40:28 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/inchambers/2008/07/17/gone-for-now-but-maybe-not-for-long/#comment-483 ''The governor agreed to restore funding for those programs when fellow Democrats in the Senate agreed to defeat a plan that would have allowed voters to recall ..." Now, I am confused -- how many downstate senators are democrats? If you aren't downstate do you really care about ag programs? I think not. I don't know the numbers, but I think the Senate democratic power is uban/suburban. ”The governor agreed to restore funding for those programs when fellow Democrats in the Senate agreed to defeat a plan that would have allowed voters to recall …”

Now, I am confused — how many downstate senators are democrats? If you aren’t downstate do you really care about ag programs? I think not. I don’t know the numbers, but I think the Senate democratic power is uban/suburban.

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