It won't be a problem. Her dad will continue to run the State just like he does now. For anyone who did not see this coming, I have some swampland in Florida to sell you. WAKE UP CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS!!!

Please tell me what problem you have - specifically with LM.

This democrat has every intention of voting Republican in the next Gov election, if they can control themselves and nominate a rational, social moderate/fiscal conservative. No more Bradys, please!

What an exceptionally sexist question. "Mom" can be dad.

Go Lisa!

I see Lisa Madigan as an entirely different person then her Czar of IL father---and she'd be far better Gov than the not so mighty quinn

I could care less whether she's female, or a mother. In my opinion., the problem is that she's the daughter of someone who's arguably the slipperiest scumbag in Illinois, she's currently the AG of IL, and somehow, just somehow, this slippery scumbag in her family hasn't been brought to heel yet.

And we're supposed to trust her? I just can't stop laughing.

Vote EVERY SINGLE ONE of the dumbocrats out of office and return our once great state to its former glory.

"Wow. Does anybody ever ask that question?" Sadly, not very often Ms. Madigan. We are supposed to believe that infants and young children who are saddened and overwhelmed when we leave are really not effected by our choices. As far as not asking men that question, men and women are different, do you really want your daughters to marry men who want to stay home and raise their children while they go off to work. "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." Don't get too pulled into popular thought. Ask your kids," would you like mommy to work more or less?" The last conference I attended was on the increase in attachment disorders we are seeing during infancy and early childhood. We all wish we could have it all, fortunately, for many of us, having it all is being a family woman who has the option to spend time with her babies and young children.

Anytime I've ever sent a concern to Lisa Madigan's office I've always got nothing more than a nice form letter back diminishing most of my legitimite concerns.

If she's running, I give it my best Kayla Maroney face. Not impressed. Not sure what she could change that all the other Dems in Illinois haven't yet been able to.

If anyone has some specifics, I'd love to hear what they supposedly are.

You wanna see how much the Dems in Illinois value the opinions of those who disagree with them? Check out this column I wrote on Patch last year, and the vile response I got from Mike Madigan's press secretary.

http://libertyville.patch.com/articles/opinion-enough-is-enough-illinois

I've had several dealing with Lisa Madigan in the past couple years. I'm not impressed either. Even when she rules in my favor, she doesn't flex any muscle to force the issue.

Just recently, I was asking for some data from here office. It should have been a simple task of sending me a list. It took them over 4 months to compile the information since they never had thought of tracking it before. The request was for a list of trained FOIA officers, that they are required by law to train. Everyone who takes the class must register. They just never put the registration in a usable format.

Very unimpressed.

And you needed that info why? Need more people to carry the big signs of Obama with the Hitler mustache at the Tea Party rallies?

The Dems and Reps have both pushed and allowed for de-regulation of big business - which led to the S&L and more corporate bankruptcies then ever. The entire financial meltdown is based on the advisors that all of the last 5 Presidents brought in - including the current Pres.

To polarize this as a Dem vs Rep only shows how ridiculously stupid people are.

They are all corrupt!

Lets mandate smaller terms - cut all benefits to politicians once they are out of office and get rid of the single payer health care system that they have which they said was not good for any of us.

While were are at it - how about the sitting President grow a pair and slap some RICO indictments against the bankers/investors who allowed the market to crash.

Set an example for CEO's who place the bottom dollar above the interests of local, state and national communities.

"The Dems and Reps have both pushed and allowed for de-regulation of big business"

Can you name one instance of deregulation besides the repeal of Glass-Steagall? Just one. The idea the George W. Shrub was a deregulator is a leftist dog whistle; it never happened. He hired 91,000 new regulators in 8 years while adding over 550,000 new pages to the Federal Register.

You've been duped. http://reason.com/archives/2008/12/10/bushs-regulatory-kiss-off

"To polarize this as a Dem vs Rep only shows how ridiculously stupid people are. They are all corrupt!"

This is a true story.

"Set an example for CEO's who place the bottom dollar above the interests of local, state and national communities."

The one and only objective of a business is to make money.

Shes a typical crusading nutcase Democrat. Protecting all the dumb Illinois people from themselves. Replace one idiot (Quinn) with another. And people wonder why Illinois is a national laughing stock...

It absolutely amazes me that despite the ridiculous situation that Illinois is in people still refuse to ask for accountability from their leadership and not "clean house" - this is not a republican or democrat debate, the facts are the facts - Illinois is losing on every dimension. There is no way anyone of them should continue to have a job much less get a promotion.

I think I will have to use analogizes that the average IL voter might understand, She is the troll child of the dark master himself, the man that thrives in chaos. . He, alone, is responsible for every one of the woes our state has suffered over the past three decades. From pension debts to legislative rancor, from injuries as a result of crimes of passion to bad hair days, Mike Madigan is behind it all—pulling strings, laughing maniacally, rubbing his coiled hands together, and feasting on troughs of human blood.

O, Great Lord in Heaven—When– O When!!– shall the noble but beleaguered People of Illinois be delivered from this terror that bedevils us so? When will flowers begin again to grow? When will our crops flourish and our bellies at last be full? When will ruthless redistribution of wealth to affluent counties and subsidies to poorer rural areas again be assured? When, O when, will our long nightmare of treating people from Chicago somewhat equitably finally end? "John Kass of the Chicago Tribune".

Are the male candidates asked if they can be juggle being a father and a governor?