No one had reason to expect Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker to praise Governor Bruce Rauner's speech at the Old State Capitol.
Rauner tried to set the tone for the ten day special session that gets underway today (Wednesday). Pritzker in particular questioned Rauner's call for bipartisanship.
Democratic contender Chris Kennedy offered a biting critique as well, saying "Governor Rauner promised a grand, unifying speech. Instead, all we got was a few minutes of empty remarks in an empty room".
Senator Andy Manar said “It’s as if Gov. Rip Van Winkle has awakened from a two-and-a-half-year nap to find the state he was supposed to manage is teetering on the brink of fiscal collapse."
