Governor of Illinois arrested!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/us/politics/10Illinois.html?_r=1&hp
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Aren't Chicago/Illinois politics just notoriously dirty? My dad had a whole rant about the political machine that got Obama elected, but isn't there a grain of truth in my dad's crazy old man ramblings?
There is hope, but not for us.
Notice how nowhere in the article it says he's a democrat? You know if he was a republican, that would be the headline.
They're both sleazy bastards, but just saying.
"They sold you hippies grunge, hip hop, now liberty activism."
They're both sleazy bastards, but just saying.
Wow, you're right! A little bias action goin' on in the NYT. The WSJ certainly mentions it, of course,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122883415161091395.html
It has that stigma, yes. His crazy old man rambling has some merit. The Daley's (Chicago mayors) have been running the city for a large part of the last half century and although they've done a decent job with the city, there have been many questions as to how legal they went about doings things.
Also, this is an article about our shady past Governors.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_re_us/governors_prison
You apparently had a governor named Otto Kerner who was put in jail for bribery and tax evasion. I'm not surprised. That's like a Bond villain name. The people of Illinois should have seen it coming.
Edit: He was convicted for fixing horse races! That's awesome.
There is hope, but not for us.
They're both sleazy bastards, but just saying.
Wow, you're right! A little bias action goin' on in the NYT. The WSJ certainly mentions it, of course,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122883415161091395.html
The New York Times changed the article since this morning, and now it says he's a democrat.
"He didn't do anything wrong. A lot of this is just politics."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081209/pl_politico/16383;_ylt=A2KIKuj...
A Reader’s Guide to the Blagojevich Complaint,
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/a-readers-guide-to-the-blago...
Yup. Seems like we (Illinois residents) have a habit of voting in the dirtiest people for Governor (see also George Ryan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Ryan#Scandals.2C_trial_and_convic...).