Stadium deal flattens more weighty issues.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December, 2000

Byline: Jack Mabley The operative word to approach the Illinois Senate is "SOOEY! SOOEY!" The response will be "OINK. OINK. You want a new park? A gym floor? A nice memorial to a politician? Or a new stadium for the Bears? "Fear not. Just ask PORK 'R US." Gov. Ryan and the legislature are spreading $380 million from their legislative pork barrel in the manner one editorial described as "spending like a drunken sailor." Unfair.

A sailor, even drunk, would have the innate decency not to spread those millions among the rich and privileged while stiffing the truly needy. The Senate last week had a chance to provide a living wage for 28,000 men and women who care for the disabled. They ignored the plea, with double-talk about needing more time to...