One month before issuing an amendatory veto benefiting the Teamsters Union, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn received $75,000 in contributions from that union. His veto was quickly overridden by the General Assembly. When asked if the action would look bad to Illinois voters, the self-described reformer replied:
No it doesn't. Everything I've done in my whole life is based on what I do according to conscience. I always do the right thing, no matter what.Which reminds me of something Quinn said about his then-running mate Rod Blagojevich in 2006, whose corruption trial begins on Thursday:
He's always been a person who's honest and one of integrity...I have confidence the governor does the right thing all the time.Haven't we've had enough of "doing the right thing" in Illinois?
For his Teamsters pay-to-play maneuver, Quinn is receiving much-deserved scorn. But his acceptance of similar amounts in contributions from the Service Employees International Union, which represents many state workers, is more troubling. Last year Quinn signed an executive order authorizing a union representation election for home healthcare workers who care for their developmentally disabled adult children. It's a ploy for SEIU to collect union dues--and nothing else.
Another one of Quinn's "right things."
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