No
word on any specific policies being ironed out – or whether Rauner was able to
convince the state Legislature to go along with his wishes and do as little as
possible during the remaining weeks of the Gov. Pat Quinn administration.
BUT
IT IS good to know that Rauner was able to be in a room with Illinois House
Speaker Michael Madigan and his state Senate cohort, John Cullerton, without
any solid objects being flung through the air in the direction of somebody’s
head.
It
certainly was a more significant gathering than the conversation that occurred
earlier this week between Rauner and Quinn.
Although
the meeting that we probably need to have occur to give us a sense of what
direction our government officials are headed in future years is the one
between Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
The
two are alleged to be friendly with each other. But it will be intriguing to
see whether their respective egos and desires to be all-powerful will manage to
interfere with friendship.
WILL
THESE TWO men wind up being able to work together to get things done for the
public good?
Will
Emanuel get answers to his questions about what exactly Rauner means when he
says he only wants a minimum wage hike paired up with certain business reforms
that make some people think of “right to work” states and their anti-organized
labor policies?
Or
are we destined for a repeat of the old Richard M. Daley/Jim Edgar days when
the two men often squabbled over which of the two was the more significant
public official?
That
would be the ultimate kick in the pants to the people who thought a vote for
Rauner somehow meant significant change in the way government operates!
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