WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Democrats’ War on Blue Gets a New Recruit. “Another Democratic governor is distancing himself from the blue model: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced a plan to shore up the state’s pension system by reducing benefits and increasing contributions and working time by state employees. Quinn’s plan would raise the age at which pensions can be collected by two years to 67, while reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments to 3 percent or less. His proposals could save the state up to $85 billion over the next 30 years.”