IL HOP to IA, MN; take our gay wedding money, please take it!
Having just married off my second daughter, I have an inkling of the tremendous spending involved on dozens of Illinois businesses, not to mention the substantial sums spent in Illinois by hundreds of guests, both local and out of state. The total could easily average $50,000 or more per. Since no legal gay wedding can be held in Illinois, gay couples and their guests must spend that dough in nearby states Iowa or Minnesota, or one of the ten other civilized states not governed by their version of the Illinois HOP (Homophobe Only Party) that currently blocks marriage equality in Illinois. That's $50 million in lost revenue to Illinois for every 1,000 Illinois gay marriages that could take place right here in the Land of Lincoln.
It's ironic that the 3 HOP candidates for governor; state senator Kirk Dillard, state treasurer Dan Rutherford, and mega millionaire money mogul Bruce Rauner, all claim to be the financial savior of Illinois if they can only get elected next year. But their cowering in cowardice before the virulent homophobes who control their Primary destiny prevents them from tapping a needed and valued revenue stream to Illinois businesses. We know they do not possess a conscience or a soul when it comes to treating fairly the 3% of Illinoisans they seek to govern beginning in 2015. But why would they utterly discredit their imagined fiscal acumen by letting the worst elements of the HOP dictate their beliefs simply to remain viable in the gubernatorial race.
Dillard, Rutherford and Rauner need a "sit-down", Mafia style, to form a united front against the ignorant, the fearful and yes, the haters, who call the shots in the Illinois HOP. They could hold a joint news conference to unveil their peace pact which will mean whoever wins the primary will campaign to govern 100 % of Illinois citizens. And they needn't worry about the HOP's chief ideologue Rep. Jeanne Ives (HOP, 48th), calling them "disordered" and "weasels" for breaking the HOP covenant of prejudice. She has proven over and over that she ain't ready for Prime Time
It's ironic that the 3 HOP candidates for governor; state senator Kirk Dillard, state treasurer Dan Rutherford, and mega millionaire money mogul Bruce Rauner, all claim to be the financial savior of Illinois if they can only get elected next year. But their cowering in cowardice before the virulent homophobes who control their Primary destiny prevents them from tapping a needed and valued revenue stream to Illinois businesses. We know they do not possess a conscience or a soul when it comes to treating fairly the 3% of Illinoisans they seek to govern beginning in 2015. But why would they utterly discredit their imagined fiscal acumen by letting the worst elements of the HOP dictate their beliefs simply to remain viable in the gubernatorial race.
Dillard, Rutherford and Rauner need a "sit-down", Mafia style, to form a united front against the ignorant, the fearful and yes, the haters, who call the shots in the Illinois HOP. They could hold a joint news conference to unveil their peace pact which will mean whoever wins the primary will campaign to govern 100 % of Illinois citizens. And they needn't worry about the HOP's chief ideologue Rep. Jeanne Ives (HOP, 48th), calling them "disordered" and "weasels" for breaking the HOP covenant of prejudice. She has proven over and over that she ain't ready for Prime Time
posted by Walt Zlotow at 3:40 AM
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