3/29/17
I wrote the following letter to the Chicago Sun-Times a few weeks ago, and it is
safe to conclude that it will not be published.
Nevertheless, it is worthy of consideration by thinking people and hence
I have posted it here for my readers.
It is almost too challenging to believe that we have people “serving”
in Springfield who haven’t figured out the true nature of politics in our once
great state and hence go along their ingenuous ways, insisting on things like
saving taxpayer money and the like.
3/16/17
In arguing against a proposal by Rep. Silvana Tabares
(D.,Chicago) to spend up to $1.5 million to translate portions of the House
legislative website and in favor of using Google Translate to do the same thing
at no cost, Representative Mark Batinick (R., Plainfield) asked a question that
was silly even by the standards of the Illinois House:
“Why are we against a
great free bipartisan solution?”
Just how naïve is Mr. Batinick? Doesn’t he realize that government in
Illinois has nothing to do with serving constituents and keeping a vigilant eye
on the public fisc? Is Mr. Batinick
such an ingénue that he fails to see
that the sole purpose of government in Illinois is to deliver a return on the
investment of the people who buy the politicians their offices? Why would an Illinois pol choose to do
something for free when he or she could spend taxpayer money on a contract that
would benefit his or her financial backers?
Why pass on an opportunity, any opportunity, to dig into the taxpayers’
pockets? Do something for free when other
people’s money can be spent to solidify one’s position at the public trough? Has Representative Batinick taken leave of
his senses?
Am I being too cynical here? How can one possibly be too cynical after spending nearly 60 years following the criminal
enterprise otherwise known as Illinois politics?
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