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By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:41:45 +0000

Lex, I think you are giving the people of Illinois a bit too much credit. It isn’t like there wasn’t anything going on with Blago in ’06. Seems to me they are getting what they deserve, which is one of the most corrupt, horribly run states in the union, and they WON’T SEND THEM HOME. I am not saying Topinka was the second coming of Christ, but geez, what do you have to do to get unelected in Illinois?

By: Phil Fraering

Phil Fraering — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:00:03 +0000

Y’all keep saying he’s crazy, following the lead of that staunch republican conservative Mayor Daley.

The “crazy” bit is I think part of the narrative being used to avoid the implication of systemic corruption, somewhat like Lex says above.

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:29:26 +0000

The process is working. Between the DOJ and the impeachment process a guy who may be literally nuts, but who is certainly a crook, is being pushed out. Too bad it does not happen more often.

I see no “failure” in the fact that he was elected then reelected. The public is focused on other stuff. When one party screws the pooch badly enough, it is sent to the wilderness to fast and purify itself. The Illinois GOP should be able to seize this moment, but I am afraid that they are still in a state of total disarray. By the time the next election rolls around, Quinn will have been governor for a decent amount of time and will seem “normal” and relatively untainted by Blago. No ray of sunlight for the GOP, probably. Blago is perceived as a one-off, not part of a larger problem — or not one that impacts the Ds more than the Rs.

By: onparkstreet

onparkstreet — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:26:21 +0000

I can see why Chicagoland is like Chicagoland – it’s just a joke for the radio stations, an eye-roller at the water cooler, but, there is no groundswell to do anything serious about the situation.

I continue my lame campaign to the local paper, where I complain in quarterly letters, about wealth-transfers, my taxes, and overspending by local government.

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:51:08 +0000

I will say the same thing here that I said at LITGM:
What a total circus. I am sure he has the goods on a LOT of people and will spill the beans when the time comes.

Nobody seems to want to mention the GIANT elephant in the room, and that is the fact that this delusional criminal was reelected to the governorship as recently as 2006, which says a lot about not only the people of Illinois (many of whom will vote for anyone with a D after their name), but the sorry state of the Republican Party there. The good news is that the Repubs can’t get any lower than rock bottom. Can they?