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NOW THAT'S A LACK OF SUPPORT

May 11, 2007

Yesterday we quoted an Illinois lawmaker as saying Illinois Governor Not-yet-indicted's plan for a gross receipts tax would garner 12 supporting votes in a 111-member chamber. It turns out the legislator was wildly optimistic:

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois House overwhelmingly rejected the idea of a massive new business tax Thursday, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the plan and creating more uncertainty about how to balance the state budget.

Not a single lawmaker voted for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's $7.6 billion tax, while 107 opposed it in a test vote meant to reveal whether the plan had any support.

0-107. A decent junior high girls' basketball team would do better than that against the Chicago Bulls. But like Monty Python's black knight, Governor NYI vows to battle on:

Still, Blagojevich said he is sticking with his tax proposal and can pass it despite the "ups and downs" of the legislative process.

Yes, it's just a flesh wound.

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