Rauner: Specifics coming 'in due time'
Updated below with partial transcript of Rauner presser.
Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner on Thursday accused Democrats ruling Springfield of not having a plan to deal with the states shaky finances, even as he promised to provide his own proposal in due time, at the right time, "long before the election and soon.
Rauner, who has made similar pledges on a variety of key issues facing Illinois during his 15 months on the campaign trail, occasionally brushed off with nervous laughter questions from reporters pressing for details of his tax and spending plans after an appearance before a group of Chinatown business executives.
Earlier this week, Rauner accused Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and the Democratic legislative majority of playing political games with the issue of making permanent the 2011 income tax increase that is set to roll back in January and basing a preliminary budget that included revenues from the levy before the tax hike had been made permanent.
Rauner has campaigned on allowing the income tax hike to roll back as scheduled and is paying for automated telephone calls to voters in the districts of Democratic lawmakers urging opposition to making the tax increase permanent.
But the Republican governor hopeful also has said he would not provide details of an alternative until after lawmakers had adjourned their spring legislative session, set for months end.
Asked by reporters Thursday for details on his own proposal for a state budget without the estimated $4 billion in annual revenue the tax hike would provide Rauner repeatedly said specific plans were in the works.
We will be coming out with our plans and our recommendations long, long before the election and the voters will have a clear choice, the Republican nominee said.
Asked what was taking him so long to give specifics on how to deal with the long-scheduled elimination of the tax hike, Rauner said, We will be coming out with our plan in due time long before the general election on Nov. 4.
Asked what due time meant, Rauner replied, At the right time.
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Rauner: Specifics coming 'in due time'