Republican candidate for governor Bill Brady went on the attack against his Democratic adversary, Gov. Pat Quinn, at a River North Business Association luncheon Wednesday afternoon.
“You’ve got a 40-year career politician who’s desperately behind in the polls and he’s pulling out all the stops to save his own political career,” said Brady, imputing Quinn.
In his 15-minute spiel, Brady discussed numerous hot-button issues, including taxes, health care and the economy. With the election less than a week away, the event served as a final push by the Brady camp to defray some of the negative comments that have been made by his challenger.
“Just because Gov. Quinn says something over and over and over again doesn’t mean it’s true,” said Brady. “The governor can’t make truth out of mistruths just because he keeps repeating it.”
With many Illinoisans deeming state finances the most ubiquitous concern, the Republican stated we can’t afford another four years of the last two. With Illinois being only one of eight states to still be in recession, Brady affirmed that the system is broken and it is a lack of discipline in government that is crippling the state.
“If we balance our budget, level the playing field and stabilize the tax environment, we can bring the 800,000 jobs that we’ve lost,” said Brady. “I’m not sure about the shenanigans with Gov. Quinn’s entire plan, but I’m for creating jobs.”
Brady presented an outline of his plan that, if elected, would give a $2,500 tax credit to anybody that creates a new job the first year and $1,250 the second.
Quinn has lambasted Brady numerous times for his opposition to covering mammograms in health insurance. At the lunch, Brady said that he, in fact, voted for the bill to protect the rights of women. According to Brady’s website, he “expanded insurance coverage for mammograms (HB1881), breast exams (HB147), ovarian cancer testing (SB521) and osteoporosis (SB2744; 2005).”
“The people of Illinois are waking up. … They realize that this is someone who has trouble dealing with reality and is going to say whatever he needs to say that he thinks will help his floundering political campaign,” said Brady.
Following the speech, Brady answered questions from the audience and relished in the fact that he is currently four points ahead of his opponent in the polls.
The Quinn campaign failed to return calls for a statement.
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