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2020-07-19 Home Front: Politix

Illinois' Democratic Speaker of the House implicated in massive bribery scandal

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Posted by Frank G 2020-07-19 12:16|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Governors come and go. Da machine has been in place for a looooong time. Place your bets...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-07-19 12:30|| 2020-07-19 12:30|| Front Page Top

#2 And water is wet.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-07-19 12:50|| 2020-07-19 12:50|| Front Page Top

#3 And the sun rises in the east, and Obama came from the Chicago machine.

Posted by AlanC 2020-07-19 14:14|| 2020-07-19 14:14|| Front Page Top

#4 This ought to be interesting. Madigan is the most politically powerful man in the state as he also controls the Democratic Party in Illinois.

Way more so than Jelly Belly (J.B.) Pritzker.

I can't speak for ComEd, but it's the way major utilities and businesses in Illinois have played the game with the politicos for well over 100 years.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-07-19 20:29|| 2020-07-19 20:29|| Front Page Top

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