Illinois governor cleans house after budget showdown [View all]

CHICAGO — Bruce Rauner, the most vulnerable governor in the nation, is cleaning house in a radical office shake-up that has members of his own party fearing the blue-state Republican is making a hard move to the right.

Since Monday morning, the first-term governor has fired his chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and his spokesperson, among other aides. In another sign of the turmoil gripping Springfield following a recent budget showdown, the GOP state House floor leader was demoted and state Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, who helped lead a grand bargain attempt to resolve the two-year budget stalemate, resigned from office July 1.

The governor's dramatic staff changes come as Rauner faces a reelection battle for the ages in a solidly Democratic state. And they follow on the heels of a budget crisis brought on by a long-running political fight between Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. The governor suffered a stinging rebuke last week when legislators — including nearly a dozen Republicans — voted to override his veto of a Democratic budget and put a permanent income tax increase into law.


Full Article: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/bruce-rauner-fires-top-staffers-240460


It appears that someone is a wee bit pissed off he's not getting his way. Looks like a meltdown to me.