In response to Gov. Quinn's budget outline, which includes no income tax increase and ample short-term borrowing, State Sen. Matt Murphy (R-Palatine) told the Sun-Times that the Democrats "want to borrow their way past the election so they can pass the tax increase without risk of retribution from the voters."  In response, Capitol Fax points out that, not so long ago, Murphy himself was advocating the use of borrowing.  Indeed, here's a quote we transcribed last May from his appearance on WSIU's Illinois Lawmakers:

MURPHY: You absolutely don't have to raise taxes to balance this budget.  You can, through cuts -- if you want to fully fund the pension, you're probably going to have to do some short-term borrowing, which I think is preferable to skipping the pension payments.  But you can absolutely make up the equivalent of what Gov. Quinn wants to make up in taxes through budget cuts.  I've seen it.  You can do it.