Illinois Politics

WHAT??!  This guy isn't qualified to appoint a barber for Don King! How does this man have so much power?? How is he still Governor? And why is he not on his way to jail like so many other of Illinois' politicians? First, a little background for those of you who need it. Governor "Rod" Blagojevich currently has an amazing approval rating of 13%. An approval rating lower than Truman ever had, lower than the current President Bush, and more than 10 points lower than California's Gov. Gray Davis...Read Full Story

WHAT??!  This guy isn't qualified to appoint a barber for Don King! How does this man have so much power?? How is he still Governor? And why is he not on his way to jail like so many other of Illinois' politicians? First, a little background for those of you who need it. Governor "Rod" Blagojevich currently has an amazing approval rating of 13%. An approval rating lower than Truman ever had, lower than the current President Bush, and more than 10 points lower than California's Gov. Gray Davis...Read Full Story

Every now and then we our entertained, captivated, disgusted, amazed by some of the things people do. I just don't know what Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich could have possibly been thinking. This was idiotic and immoral on so many levels....Jeez... I won't even post the article. You can read all about it here .Read Full Story

The arrest and indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is becoming a tragic farce, with the transcripts of the wiretaps that are in the indictment showing a man completely unaware that there was anything wrong with his obviously corrupt behavior. But despite the fact that he has been indicted, Blagojevich will still be Governor and still, under Illinois Law, can appoint Obama’s successor. Blagojevich’s self-serving vanity means that despite the storm over his head, he may still try to...Read Full Story

Todd Stroger was elected a few years ago. I was afraid that the county I live in would continue to fall apart. Taxes would continue to get hire and services would fall apart. Below is an example of Todd Stroger's policies from the CBS channel 2 news website: Exposing Todd Stroger: A County In Crisis Huge Tax Hike, Health Care Mess, Patronage Hiring Charges Plague Board President CHICAGO (CBS) ― Financial troubles at Cook County's Stroger Hospital and health clinics are worse than previously...Read Full Story