Subj : Re: IL governor To : Aaron Thomas From : Ron L. Date : Mon Aug 11 2025 07:08:40 -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=- AT> I didn't know that about him. So what's a billionaire doing in the AT> governor's office? Is he solving problems left and right just like AT> Trump does in the Oval Office? (Not that I'm aware of.) No. He's a billionaire because he's in politics - just like Bernie Sanders, Crazy Nancy, pretty much every congress-critter. AT> Why is he trying to appeal to illegal immigrants? Why would any AT> Democrat governor want to appeal to illegal immigrants? Because those are the only ones who will vote for him now. AT> And something Welker said was interesting too, for the first time ever: AT> "Despite President Trump winning 44% of the statewide vote in 2024, AT> Republicans hold only three of Illinois' 17 districts." Because of gerrymandering. And now the Dems are mad because the Republicans want to do what they did. AT> (Or was that "evade, distract, and cloudify?") Ya, pretty much. .... You can't do that. It's been digitally cursed. ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52 --- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32) * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (1:120/616) .