Obama Returns to General Assembly
via Herald and Review
“Given the deep partisan divisions that have characterized his presidency, it strikes some as odd that Barack Obama is returning to Springfield this week to address the Illinois General Assembly on building “a better politics — one that reflects our better selves.”
When the speech, scheduled for Wednesday, was announced late last month, state Sen. Dave Luechtefeld, an Okawville Republican who served with Obama throughout his tenure in the Senate, said he doesn’t think his former colleague has set a very good example as president.
And while Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner welcomed the visit and highlighted areas of common ground with Obama, he also told reporters, ‘I don’t know who in Washington can look and say, ‘Hey, follow our model.’'”
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