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| Blogojevich trial will highlight worst aspect of Illinois politics |
| 2010-06-04 |
| From charges of trying to shake down a children's hospital for campaign cash to trying to peddle President Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat for profit, the case will once again put Illinois politics on trial. For Democrats, the trial represents a long-feared day of reckoning after 18 months of a Blagojevich-fueled circus. The challenge is to weather months of testimony involving pay-to-play charges as the party tries to maintain its control of state government, led by Gov. Pat Quinn |
| Posted by:Frozen Al |
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| Posted by: 3dc 2010-06-04 23:49 |
| #4 Kass: "There have been oodles of Chicago aldermen indicted, and county and state officials, even four governors, but never a Chicago mayor. Isn't Chicago lucky that the fifth floor of City Hall is a magical, corruption-free zone?" Link |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-06-04 14:00 |
| #3 Thought it was the best of Illinois politics; that is people simply paying for senate seats at a rather cheap price (spit) in my opinion. Not like the director of education found shot and floating. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-06-04 10:40 |
| #2 I kinda sorta thought the present occupant of the White House was highlighting the worst aspects of Illinois politics. At the very least, He is showing what works for running a corrupt city political machine fails to work in an international setting. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-06-04 10:28 |
| #1 "worst" implies that there are good aspects of Illinois politics... |
| Posted by: IG-88 2010-06-04 09:17 |