Madigan May Be Starting To Lose His Iron Grip
From the Chicago Tribune
Madigan may be starting to lose his iron grip
The only can to get kicked down the road last week was Mike Madigan's.
For three decades, the House speaker and Democratic state chairman has been Illinois' most powerful politician.
Governors and other state officeholders come and go. Madigan stays.
In the history of the United States, no one has led a state legislative body longer than Mike Madigan. No one.
He is the personification of the old-time political boss. He demands strict adherence from legislators, and in return doles out campaign cash, committee assignments and, if they are really good in following his directives, Madigan might even allow their legislation to be voted upon.
He's a shrewd, calculating politician who knows all the legislative maneuvers and rarely loses. What Mike Madigan really wants, he gets.
"Never bet against Mike Madigan" has become perhaps the most repeated axiom at the Illinois Statehouse in the many years I've been in Springfield.
Read more in our daily News Update...
From the Chicago Tribune
Madigan may be starting to lose his iron grip
The only can to get kicked down the road last week was Mike Madigan's.
For three decades, the House speaker and Democratic state chairman has been Illinois' most powerful politician.
Governors and other state officeholders come and go. Madigan stays.
In the history of the United States, no one has led a state legislative body longer than Mike Madigan. No one.
He is the personification of the old-time political boss. He demands strict adherence from legislators, and in return doles out campaign cash, committee assignments and, if they are really good in following his directives, Madigan might even allow their legislation to be voted upon.
He's a shrewd, calculating politician who knows all the legislative maneuvers and rarely loses. What Mike Madigan really wants, he gets.
"Never bet against Mike Madigan" has become perhaps the most repeated axiom at the Illinois Statehouse in the many years I've been in Springfield.
Read more in our daily News Update...