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State Politics Wed Mar 18 2009

Will Anybody Care If Burris Is Found Guilty Of Corruption?

It's easy to forget that the Senate Ethics Committee is still in the midst of investigating Crazy Old Man Sen. Burris's appointment by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich but it's true, it's still going on and Harry Reid and Sen. Durbin are cooperating with the investigators.

Something tells me though that the entire Burris-appointment story is over. Generally, Chicagolanders have given up hoping to have a normally corrupt political system. We're far more corrupt than your average state. I'll bet that even if Burris is found guilty (which I'm pretty sure he is) Illinoisians will shrug and say 'well, that's how the state is.'

 
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Good Luck / March 19, 2009 9:19 AM

Of course not, he's a democrat.

Liberals don't care if a democrat is corrupt. Hence the reliance on moral relativism and identity politics to excuse any democrat corruption.

I really hope that Blago sings like a canary, but it probably wouldn't do anything to open people's eyes.

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By Phil Huckelberry / 2 Comments

It's now been 11 days since the carbon monoxide leak which sent over 80 Prussing Elementary School students and staff to the hospital. While officials from Chicago Public Schools have partially answered some questions, and CPS CEO Forrest Claypool has informed that he will be visiting the school to field more questions on Nov. 16, many parents remain irate at the CPS response to date. More...

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Substance, Not Style, the Source of Rahm's Woes

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