Michael Randle Leaving IDOC

[Dazzler]

Michael Randle was/is a liability to Pat Quinn.  Quinn's facing a tough election against Sen. Bill Brady who has been using the MGT/Randle issue to base most of his campaign upon.  He has little in the way of a platform except anti-abortion and pro-dog killing.  He needs something with some impact on the public so he screams about crime and early release.  Quinn is such a moron that he has trouble mustering a lot of support from anyone.  He's losing in the polls and it doesn't look good for our inmates.  As big a jerk as Quinn is he's the only one that might help inmates in Illinois....Brady wants to kill them, along with the dogs in the shelters. 


It was necessary to get rid of Randle before the election heats up again...Quinn can blame the whole MGT thing on Randle and Randle will be safely out of the limelight and unavailable to the press to dispute anything.  I think Randle bore the brunt of the blame for Quinn quite graciously.  Don't think for a minute that Randle came up with that early release PUSH thing on his own....Quinn was right there cheerleading him on....except he's a snake and won't admit he made a poor choice....it might cost him the election in November. 

This is why early release won't be restored before November, if at all...Quinn can't take the bad publicity...and if Brady wins....well, forget early release ever existed.....

[Schrader42]

The killing of inmates, dogs and all the bad things Brady agrees with really frightens me.  I know Quinn is a jerk but would rather see him elected again just to keep Brady out of the picture. 

[pats]

In one of the Tribune articles where Brady was slamming Randle, he said he would make more IDOC cut backs.  The one that upset me was that he'd cut out cable TV.  TV is one of the main things that keeps the inmates occupied.  It is one of the only enjoyments they have.  If they take away that, I can only imagine the ruckus it would cause.  Hopefully Brady was just BSing and just wanted to sound tough. For this reason alone I will not vote for Brady even though we are disgusted with Quinn.  It comes down to the lesser of two evils.  Isn't that a sad scenario?  We citizens of Illinois have such bad choices in our elections.

[BlueMist]

 :wc94:Hey if Brady was down in Ky he would get lost  while he was fishing and would not be missed /But look out for the  Kentuckians  :wc20:They have deep deep rivers down there ,He is a jerk from the get go He thinks he is God and he is perfect,Well his day will come ,What do we know of what his dark closet  secrets has in it.Any one that would hurt helpless dogs or any animal's  he does not have any feeling for any thing or any one above all our love ones,
                          :wc63:he is like a witch on a hunt.
                             Iam the BIG Dog in town
                            bow down and kiss my as......
                                                                   
                        Sorry all BlueMist

[Esmom]

   I may be wrong but I thought the cable TV was paid for out of the commissary money family's send our loved one's not tax dollars, so if this is true how could Brady get rid of it. I think more voters need to know the truth about who pays for what in prisons. I would like to see the newspapers report the truth for all  tax payers to read, but when I contacted our newspaper they just say they will look into it, but I know they won't.     

[Still love my son]

I just read the info about the NEW DIRECTOR on the IDOC page...

I am going to remain optimistic until proven otherwise.
I see some good possibilities.....

#1 She is a WOMAN!!!!!               

#2 Maybe her being from the financial field is a GOOD thing, because maybe she will fix the budget and determine that lockem up as long as you can is NOT in IL DOC's FINANCIAL interest!!!!!            IF she is any good, that will be a given...........

2 +'s can't be 1/2 bad.......

GIRLS ROCK AND RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!
We still love you though Mark, RT and MR Brumeister!!!!!!!! HUGS BOYZ!!!!!!  Oh yeah and all the MALE inmates....         

[eb2008]

I just read the info about the NEW DIRECTOR on the IDOC page...

I am going to remain optimistic until proven otherwise.
I see some good possibilities.....

#1 She is a WOMAN!!!!!               

#2 Maybe her being from the financial field is a GOOD thing, because maybe she will fix the budget and determine that lockem up as long as you can is NOT in IL DOC's FINANCIAL interest!!!!!            IF she is any good, that will be a given...........

2 +'s can't be 1/2 bad.......

GIRLS ROCK AND RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!
We still love you though Mark, RT and MR Brumeister!!!!!!!! HUGS BOYZ!!!!!!  Oh yeah and all the MALE inmates....         

I second that motion!!!!

[jenplus2]

, that was GREAT!! I needed a good laugh this morning... thank you.     

[Dazzler]

   For sure she won't be around long.  Wanna start a pool?  She'll be gone about a month after the elections....

[Marks_guy]

I agree. She doesn't have the experience to gain the support of the corrections union. She was a lame duck leader before her first day.

[Still love my son]

I am happy being in my football pool thanks anyway---

Wouldn't bet a NICKLE on anything about DOC..........

But Mark are you saying you think the Co Union has an impact on WHO the director of DOC is?????
That's confusing, I think that spotted is APPOINTED by the GUV!!!!!
I would assume if QUINN gets elected she stays....

If not she is a COOKED LAME DUCK                 

[Dazzler]

It's not unheard of for the governor to appoint someone who is recommended by a state Union.  If the Union is playing ball with the state and giving up concessions during contract negotiations they may get an appointment thrown into the settlement if they give up enough.  This was going on during the Donnie Snyder years.  Blago cut so many positions that the Union hated him from day one. 

[mamasita]

She might just work out fine! Pray she does try to do some changes! And Yes Woman do Rule!  

[Marks_guy]

No, it isn't a position decided upon by the union, but they are a powerful entity, in and of themselves, with an equally powerful lobby group. If Quinn had decided to appoint the woman who sold him coffee that morning, you can bet the union leaders would have been up his a$$ with all quickness. I have the feeling they (the union and others who have Quinn's ear on IDOC matters) deemed this woman "temporarily acceptable" because, like us, they are awaiting the outcome of November's elections.

[Dazzler]

The IDOC has had many acting directors in the past and they are never appointed to the Director position.  An acting director in the IDOC means nothing. They are just a name and have no power to do anything.  She'll be gone soon enough.  She doesn't even have an inkling about the business of corrections. 

[Still love my son]

I totally missed she was ACTING director, yeah that's a WHOLE different story..........WOW