O Happy Day!!!!

Okay, you all remember just how excited I was about our new Governor, Pat Quinn, well take a look at this...

The Governor came to lunch today with glorious news! He signed an executive order moving LIHEAP and WEATHERIZATION back to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, where we were before the Blago days.

We have so many exciting times ahead and Governor Quinn supporting what we want is just a wonderful way to start! You have had to live under a rock not to hear that Weatherization has lots of money, I mean LOTS of money earmarked in the stimulus and LIHEAP has more money on the way also. It is also in the works to raise the income guidelines so that more two-income family who are really trying but can't keep up with the demands of the utility bills, groceries, gas to work, etc, can get some help to dig themselves out and make better lives for themselves. I am so excited that I get to be a part of this. I think whether you are Democrat or Republican you will appreciate what the Governor told us he expected of us: if you are abled-bodied and can breathe and you live in Illinois, we want you working! That is our goal and I feel like we were just given a better position to make it happen. It was really great to get to be up close and personal to the Governor, I may not agree with him on every topic, but I was definately proud of what he did today.

The pictures are in: 1. The Governor when he first entered. 2. The Governor addressing us. 3. The Governor actually signing our order (he really had to do it 4 times, but I stood right there and watched every single one). 4. The press conference outside the ballroom after the signing.