A regular commenter offers the following about the state of Illinois politics: I thought I’d feel ??? good ??? over Blago being found guilty after all this time. That balloon popped when I was back in reality. He’s just one … Continue reading
Yesterday, a high school classmate of former State Rep. and State Senator Roger Keats commented on the Illinois politician’s moving to Texas. Another Florida expatriate left a comment that I would like to share more broadly. Here’s his take on … Continue reading
Really. Does that mean U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is slacking off. Based on Federal convictions only the Daily Beast has come up with a list of the ten most corrupt states. The Daily Beast has compared corruption in the fifty … Continue reading
Back in the 1970’s I put in a request to the Legislative Council (the General Assembly’s non-partisan research agency) to develop a way to compare corruption among the states. That was when United States Attorney Jim Thompson was convicting lots … Continue reading
Here’s a sign on Route 14. Lowe Enterprises seems to be conveying a political message. Who in Cary can tell me what it’s all about? The message says, TOM REMEMBERABSOLUTE POWERCORRUPTS ABSOLUTELYAND I STILL LOVE YA … Continue reading
