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1. #1
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:20 pm, av8tr said:

   Every Democrat elected governor of Illinois since 1960 has either gone to jail or been impeached.

   Well, now we know why BHO ran for the senate seat.

2. #2
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:20 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

   Every Democrat elected governor of Illinois since 1960 has either gone to jail or been impeached.

   Wow, that’s quite a track record. And the stupid people of IL continue to vote for Democrats. They just don’t learn, do they?

   Sigh.

3. #3
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm, 24Klady said:

   Umm, you get what you pay for..cough, cough.

4. #4
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:30 pm, J S Ragman said:

   Every Democrat elected governor of Illinois since 1960 has either gone to jail or been impeached.

   Chalk that up as a victory for the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. Let’s see if we can take it national.

5. #5
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:34 pm, graysonret said:

   BlameAmericaLast, said it. People keep voting these mobsters into office, each election. Hey, if you keep doing what you’re doing, Chicago, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting! Takes little intelligence to figure that out.

6. #6
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:44 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

   Wow, that’s quite a track record. And the stupid people of IL CA continue to vote for Democrats. They just don’t learn, do they?

   Same goes for my state.

7. #7
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:48 pm, tre said:

   Wow, that’s quite a track record. And the stupid people of IL continue to vote for Democrats. They just don’t learn, do they?

   The person who casts the vote decides nothing. The person who counts the vote decides everything.
   Joseph Stalin

8. #8
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:49 pm, southsideironworks said:

   The post-racial era has truly arrived. Political corruption is no longer the exclusive dominion of the rich white man.

9. #9
   On February 17th, 2009 at 6:51 pm, southsideironworks said:

   In related news, Arenda Troutman, Chicago’s 20th Ward Alderman was convicted of taking bribes and sentenced to four years in prison.

10. #10
    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:52 pm, Thors_Hammer said:

    Hey, come on BlameAmericaLast, not all of us here in Illinois are stupid. We’re just outnumbered by all of those “voters” in the State of Chicago that keep electing the dems!

11. #11
    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:53 pm, southsideironworks said:

    Every Democrat elected governor of Illinois since 1960 has either gone to jail or been impeached.

    Huh? I live in IL, George Ryan was a Republican.

12. #12
    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:57 pm, southsideironworks said:

    Every Democrat elected governor of Illinois since 1960 has either gone to jail or been impeached.

    Only Blagojevich, period. Walker was convicted of his crimes after he left office.

13. #13
    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:57 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Hey, come on BlameAmericaLast, not all of us here in Illinois are stupid.

    The stupid people are the ones that keep voting the corrupt Democrats into office. Smart ones know better! Unfortunately, they’re outnumbered.

14. #14
    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:57 pm, John Deaux said:

    Every Democrat elected governor of president from Illinois since 1960 2008 has either gone to jail or been impeached.

    Just looking into my crystal ball.

15. #15
    On February 17th, 2009 at 7:05 pm, docflash said:

    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:48 pm, tre said: The person who casts the vote decides nothing. The person who counts the vote decides everything.
    Joseph Stalin

    I’m with you,not convinced that all the people there are that dumb all the time.

16. #16
    On February 17th, 2009 at 7:09 pm, John Deaux said:

    On February 17th, 2009 at 6:48 pm, tre said:

    The person who casts the vote decides nothing. The person who counts the vote decides everything.
    Joseph Stalin

    Soros spent a ton of money getting his picks in the Secretary of State postion in various states. Why do you suppose he did that?

17. #17
    On February 17th, 2009 at 7:17 pm, Dimsdale said:

    Obama is product of his political environment, and media manipulation.

    Buying votes and manipulating the system are second nature to our new president, and he has Chicago veteran Axelrod to make sure he does it the Chicago way.

18. #18
    On February 17th, 2009 at 7:58 pm, 24Klady said:

    “You can NOT fix a problem with the same mind that created it.”

    I don’t have a clue who wrote that, but it’s so true. Recycled has-been politicians, used up economists, and tried-and-failed-political theories. Hope and change you can believe in my foot.

19. #19
    On February 17th, 2009 at 8:33 pm, ofbbg said:

    Rule #1 of Political Science – people get the kind of government they deserve!

20. #20
    On February 17th, 2009 at 9:00 pm, DogBreath said:

    My grandfather has voted a straight democratic ticket in every since 1972. That was year he died.

21. #21
    On February 17th, 2009 at 9:00 pm, DogBreath said:

    That should be “every election”.

22. #22
    On February 17th, 2009 at 9:35 pm, happyscrapper said:

    The Chicago political machine that produced our illustrious POTUS is corrupt to the core, and so is our illustrious POTUS.

23. #23
    On February 17th, 2009 at 9:36 pm, rightisright said:

    Well, now we know why BHO ran for the senate seat.

    Now we also know why he was elected…corruption.

    Wow, that’s quite a track record. And the stupid people of IL continue to vote for Democrats. They just don’t learn, do they?

    Acorn doing their good work, it appears. I wonder how many of BHO’s constituents were alive when he won his 1st seat. Wait, I remember now, he had them disqualified or removed from the race for some other reason.

24. #24
    On February 17th, 2009 at 9:37 pm, zorro said:

    It’s the Chicago way…

    “Even by Chicago standards…

    May God help the few honest people living in the modern day Sodom and Gomorrah of politics!

25. #25
    On February 17th, 2009 at 10:10 pm, garydt said:

    Maybe Nancy P. needs to go to Chicago and teach them some ethics. Remember she was going to have the most ethical congress ever. With her knowledge of ethics, she could spend some time teaching that and Sunday School to the Chicago folks.

26. #26
    On February 17th, 2009 at 10:40 pm, Leatherneck said:

    No, they don’t learn because the race baiters keep telling them how the man is holding them down. Then, those same people who believe in that crap go get food stamps, and low income housing paid for with socialism.

    Bad mouthing America, wearing their pants around their shoes, getting knocked up, hanging with the gang, and thinking it is their right to not work.

    1-800-I-want-my-sugar-tit.

27. #27
    On February 17th, 2009 at 11:10 pm, JDinTX said:

    You got it right Leatherneck. The Democraps keep promising more and more to the welfare suckers and they keep voting for the Democraps. It is a vicious cycle that won’t be broken until the U.S. is completely broken and there is no more sugar tit for them to suck on.

28. #28
    On February 17th, 2009 at 11:42 pm, goodforlaughs said:

    Look at the red/blue map. Mainstream America votes red, but when you get the ACORN votes going in the big cities, we’re toast. Except for Chicago & E. St.Louis, the state votes primarily conservative. As for George Ryan, doesn’t matter that he had the “R” after his name. He was part of the corrupt Chicago political machine. Big Jim Thompson was another Chicago crook with the “R” after his name. He just didn’t get caught. They don’t even pretend to move to Spfld, but waste thousands of dollars at the taxpayer’s expense for daily flights to/from Chicago. It’s just amazing to me that creeps like Blago can get re-elected when everyone knows what a crook he is. Yeah, just a fine example of Nobama’s thug Chicago friends. Hopefully, we’ll get to see his senate replacement, Roland Burris go down in flames.

29. #29
    On February 18th, 2009 at 12:05 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    If the number of convicted and jailed Chicago alderman since 1972 was extrapolated to the US House, it would be as if over 240 congressman had gone to jail in the same period, or about 6 to 7 every year for 37 years.

    I am game, put them in jail and we can have a trial later. Without a quorum they can’t do too much damage. If any of them can prove they are innocent we will consider a commutation of their sentence–Lets call it the Ramos/Compean Plan.

    Welcome home good sirs.

30. #30
    On February 18th, 2009 at 10:24 am, happyscrapper said:

    I propose that we put the large, corrupt cities like Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, etc. in their own category for voting purposes. That way, we could allow the rest of the states that house those cities get their own electoral votes. The blue cities bring down the whole state and don’t really represent the will of the people. They only represent the poor, welfare dependent liberals. There are quite a few things that need to be changed in our election system!!

31. #31
    On February 18th, 2009 at 11:33 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Speaking of Chicago, I’d like to know if Obama met with Bill Ayers in Chicago over the weekend.

32. #32
    On February 18th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On February 18th, 2009 at 11:33 am, ITookTheRedPill said:
    Speaking of Chicago, I’d like to know if Obama met with Bill Ayers in Chicago over the weekend.

    Now that Obama is President, I suspect Bill Ayers in somewhere under the bus.

33. #33
    On February 18th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, HiPwr said:

    I live in IL, but I’m not from here. It was quite a shock to see how people think in this state. At least to this point, these people’s attitudes about corruption has been that it’s cute or “just the way it’s done here”.

    I think they are genuinely embarassed by this latest round because it has received national attention. They get annoyed at me, however, when I tell them that if Blago weren’t impeached and Daley endorsed him and the Democratic Machine was behind him next election, the lemmings in IL would vote him back into office despite any federal indictments.