From Eric Dondero:

Lex Green is the Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Illinois. The Party recently went over the required amount of signatures for ballot access for 2010.

Green comes from the mainstream wing of the Libertarian Party. His emphasis is solidly on the economics side. He's been crunching the numbers on the Illinois budget and has come up with an 8-point plan.

It includes:

1. No Growth Budgeting.
2. Pension Reform.
3. Reduce added costs associated with Bond debt.
4. Both Broad and Specific Budget Cuts.
5. Deep cuts in Agencies and Grants.
6. Reduce Medicaid fraud and look to sunset Illinois participation.
7. Use Zero based budget justification.

All sensible, almost Republican style proposals. But it is with #8 that his libertarian streak breaks through:

8. Issue Additional Casino Licenses. There is no reason to limit casino licenses, except to respect the wishes of individual counties. While we re-prioritize our budgets, we can continue to collect revenue from casinos. But we have no reason to be in the Lottery business. I propose to sell the lottery to the highest bidder.

Note - Green's wife Karen is a local Republican Precinct Committeewoman.

See the entire detailed budget proposal at electLex.com