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Apparently, the air conditioning is broken in the Illinois Governor’s Mansion (you know, the one that Blagojevich won’t stay in). The state has no budget, okay the Legislature passed an unbalanced budget to try and make the Governor cut spending instead but that doesn’t really count, so all construction spending has been stopped. Ergo, the air conditioning can’t be fixed, right?

Capital Development Board spokesman David Blanchette said the legislation only refers to certain streams of money and it’s possible the worn-out, 40-year-old compressor at the mansion could be fixed using a different funding source.

“It depends on whether it needs replacement or repair and what potential funding sources there might be,” Blanchette said.

Uh huh, so as long as it is other state projects that don’t affect the Executive branch they don’t care. But if the Governor’s Mansion, in which the Governor does not stay, has an issue they’ll “find the money”.

I say cut off the A/C to the Capitol as well and lock the legislators in there. It’s been several years since the Democrats (which control the House, Senate, and Governorship) managed to pass a budget on time. Maybe if they had to sit there and stink we could actually get a budget passed. Throw the Governor in as well, make it a slumber party. Heck, make Madigan and Blagojevich share bunk beds. Tape it like Big Brother and sell the footage…

Wait, I think I just balanced the budget.