When the U.S. Department of Justice dropped that federal hammer on Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan on Friday, I thought of the shock waves spreading out to Democratic bosses across the country, and the sound of Illinois political rats scurrying for cover they won’t find.
But mostly I thought of Boss Madigan’s eyes, blue stones made flat and cold from 50 years as the political boss of the most politically corrupt state in the country.
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Oh, man, seriously?
Who knew? Illinois actually reeks of corruption.
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Great reporting there from John Kass.
And there's this from his mini bio:
"He loves politics of all kinds, particularly indictments and Chicago political corruption trials."
Pritzker said if the allegations against Madigan are true, he must resign.
But wasn’t it Pritzker who purchased an Astor Street mansion next to his home, then had the toilets removed to save himself more than $300,000 in property taxes?
Only in Chicago.
Damnit, I can't stop laughing.
Illinois was corrupt from bottom to top when I lived there in the 1980's. Rather, it was a combination of corruption, laziness, and incompetence. But corruption was the primary issue.
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