The Autocrats of Springfield

Oh, those "Democrats." So un-democratic. Not only are they fond of disenfranchising their own party voters in primary after primary nationwide, they use autocratic strongarm tactics in the Illinois Legislature: Rep. Keith Sommer, R-Morton, said he didn't think much of the process that House Democrats used Wednesday to pass the budget plans, giving lawmakers - especially Republicans - little chance to review them. "This resembles the government of Burma," said Sommer, referring to the country also known as Myanmar. "They know best what to do. They want no outside help. And yet they're tacking on billions and billions of dollars in costs to the taxpayers, with no way to pay for it." STORY AT PJSTAR... RELATED: FLORIDA DEMOCRATS SUING DEMOCRAT NATIONAL COMMITTEE, SAY THEY ARE "DISENFRANCHISED"