Chart of the Day: Illinois Democrats Were Soooo Certain They Were Right And Scott Walker Was Wrong

In honour of Scott Walker's coming victory, I've decided to bring this back: 


M2RB:

Do your demons  

Do they ever let you go?  

When you've tried, do they hide deep inside? 

Is it someone that you know?

 
You're just a picture  

You're an image caught in time  

 
There's no sign of the mornin' comin'  

You've been left on your own 

Like a rainbow in the dark 

Just a rainbow in the dark  

Yeah

 
When I see lightning  

You know it always brings me down 

'Cause it's free and I see that it's me  

Who's lost and never found

 
Feel the magic  

I feel it floating in the air  

But it's fear and you'll hear 

It calling you beware 

Look out
There's no sight of the mornin' comin' 

There's no sign of the day  

You've been left on your own  

"We have an emergency, a fiscal emergency... Our state was careening toward bankruptcy, fiscal insolvency. Even in the last couple of months, the situation got seriously more dire. So the governor has to act at the moment. And that's what I did." 

- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, upon passage of a 67% tax increase at end of lame duck session, 12 January 2011

"Democrats argued the tax increase was needed to rehabilitate the state's deadbeat image, but Republicans predicted it would drive businesses out of state." 

- The Chicago Tribune, 12 January 2011 

Data released 08.19.11 by the bureau confirms this downward trajectory. When it comes to putting people back to work, Illinois is going backwards. Since January, Illinois has dropped 89,000 people from its employment rolls.

It’s too early to know conclusively the full impact of the tax hikes on the Illinois economy. Nevertheless, Illinois’s employment numbers serve as a good reminder that public policies have dramatic consequences for the daily lives of Illinoisans. A combination of high taxes, overspending and red tape do nothing but chase away job creators and leave too many citizens without jobs. Springfield needs to act now and reverse course.

Rainbow in the Dark - Ronnie James Dio

When there's lightning  

You know it always brings me down 

'Cause it's free and I see that it's me  

Who's lost and never found

 
I cry out for magic 

I feel it dancing in the light  

It was cold, lost my hold  

To the shadows of the night

 
No sign of the mornin' comin'  

You've been left on your own  

Like a rainbow in the dark  

A rainbow in the dark

 
Do your demons  

Do they ever let you go?  

When you've tried, do they hide deep inside? 

Is it someone that you know?

 
You're just a picture  

You're an image caught in time  

We're a lie, you and I  

We're words without a rhyme

 
There's no sign of the mornin' comin'  

You've been left on your own 

Like a rainbow in the dark 

Just a rainbow in the dark  

Yeah

 
When I see lightning  

You know it always brings me down 

'Cause it's free and I see that it's me  

Who's lost and never found

 
Feel the magic  

I feel it floating in the air  

But it's fear and you'll hear 

It calling you beware 

Look out
There's no sight of the mornin' comin' 

There's no sign of the day  

You've been left on your own  

Like a rainbow 

Like a rainbow in the dark  

Yeah, yeah
You're a rainbow in the dark  

Just a rainbow in the dark  

No sign of the mornin'  

You're a rainbow in the dark