Rauner achieving GOP term limits the old fashioned way

Eighteen days ago, top ally of Gov. Bruce Rauner, Ron Sandack of Downers Grove, abruptly quit the state legislature, citing 'cyber security issues'. Today, a top Rauner ally in the Senate, Matt Murphy of Palatine, will quit the Senate to take a job in public affairs. Sandack was running for re-election in relatively safe House District 81, while Murphy' 27th Senate district seat wasn't even up for re-election. Both were passionate and high profile advocates of Rauner's delusional 'turnaround agenda' targeting the needy, state workers, students and state vendors to give back or give up state services to benefit Rauner's and Sandack's and Murphy's wealthy base. It is unprecedented for top legislative advocates of a governor to up and quit in the middle of a momentous political battle. Forget what they say about quitting. The reason for both is they see no future in sticking with a failed governor governing headlong into one term oblivion, leaving Illinois much worse off than than when he became governor.

Gov. Rauner endlessly preaches for term limits which insults voters and the democratic process. Apparently, he's figured out he can achieve that goal, at least in his own party, by driving them out with incompetence.