Showing posts with label tim bivins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tim bivins. Show all posts
6:41 PM
On Thursday, October 16th, the Whiteside County Republicans held their first drawdown at the Candlelight Inn in Rock Falls. My thanks to Robbin Graddert, chairman of the Whiteside County organization. In attendance was Tim Bivins, 45th District Senator from Dixon and Jerry Mitchell, 90th State Representive.
A real good time with great food. I was very pleased with the help I've received from Whiteside County. I went to their county fair this past summer twice and I really was happy with all the kind comments.
I met a very special friend.....Carson Roman who is from Prophetstown. His mother is serving in Iraq and his father just recently got back from Iraq and is stateside. I was told that he may be going back to Iraq in a couple of months. Keep Carson and his family in your prayers! God Bless them!
Carson was a bit concerned I didn't get enough to eat, so he wanted to share his celery stick. He really is a sweet child.
10:06 AM
A message came from State Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson and he had this to tell. The pay raise issue didn't come up in the special session. The State Senate would have had to reject the pay raises to keep them from kicking in automatically. No such luck since the Senate Democrats were adamant on not rejecting them a few weeks back. Governor Blagojevich was not vocal on the issue at all during this last special session.
“The Speaker of the House won’t sit in the same room with the Governor. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor haven’t spoken in months.The party that is in control is out of control.”
- State Senator Tim Bivins (R-Dixon, 45th District), as quoted in the Freeport Journal-Standard on July 14, speaking about the political bickering and gamesmanship between the state’s Chicago Democrat leadership.