Elliott_Davis's Blog

They are suppose to be elected to SERVE the people. Somehow all those dollars and power go to their heads.

ElLiot go go go is all I can say. It's gonna take the media to expose the corruption and it takes the people to contact them to let them know we don't like it.

They talk about those on welfare wasting and abusing and they aren't showing leadership in the wasting and abusing.

He needs to stop and think about the hardworking Americans paying the taxes. He chose to be Governor and that should require him to use the governor's mansion while they are in session and to be there for the people.

I believe the Governor of Illinois should be able to use the private Illinois Governors plane as he see fit.
True gas prices are high and true living in the Governors Manson would be a lot less costly. But as Governor of a State, the Governor has the elected responsibility to do business as he deems, is to be in the best interest of the State. State travel by plain, train, bus, or car is his discretion. We a citizens must respect that.
After all the President of the United States does a lot of travel back and forth to Texas to his home and no one seems to mind that do they.

Taxes are too high now for taxpayers and it's things like this that are driving taxes up. Look at Missouri's Governor and the publicity he got with putting in panic buttons everywhere in the mansion. It's called Govt. waste. They have cut the poor and truly needy in Missouri and the whole motto was govt. waste and abuse and they are doing the same. They are suppose to be the models and lead in saving taxpayers money. To me if I accepted a position I would move where I needed to to save. The whole country is in a mess right now with a low economy.

Elliott, I have been looking for this You Paid For It but haven't seen it yet. I love your stories and look forward to seeing this one.

Please stay on the Governor of Chicago, I'm sure there is a lot of material there!
We are so sick of this clown in Southern Illinois. He proposes a $14 million in budget cuts to the IDNR and $1.4 billion in cuts for health care, education, social service programs and transportation to balance the budget and all the while has a mansion in Springfield that is not worthy of his presence. Yet, recently when he was forced to jet down for meetings and found that the air conditioning was out, THAT was an emergency!

Just one word of advise, don't bother giving out the Springfield phone number - nobody's home!!!

Citizens of Illinois, time to vote him out of office!!! It is not just the cost of gas for that plane, it is the salary of the staff, the service of the airplane, and the extra staff that have to fly with him and stay in Chicago. A good majority of major corporations and businesses are now using conference calls to do their business instead of flying. A home was provided for the Governor with a full staff, which is still on call when he flies down to Springfield. The Mansion is not shut down completely. Another waste of money. In other words it is all the extra other expenses he is incurring while the state of Illinois wallows in bankruptcy. Vote him out or recall him!! Stay on this one Elliot and thank you.