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1. #1
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:07 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

   With this bunch, you can and should expect the worst and comfortably expect not to be disappointed !

2. #2
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:31 pm, peteee said:

   will rahm get those office of mayor elect signs?

3. #3
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:31 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

   A DumbOCrap with ethics violations who would of ever thunk ?

4. #4
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:31 pm, BigWolf said:

   Ethics Problem…..

   But a recent decision by the state Executive Ethics Commission says Erwin used her state e-mail account and phone to campaign for Obama, engaging in campaign fundraising activity and using staff resources to help plan her trip to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

   How can this be wrong? Democrats just bend the rules a bit. How could anyone object?

   Democrat mottoes:
   #1 Rules are for little people.
   #2 We are all equal. Some more so than others, of course.
   #3 If you aren’t cheating, lying or stealing, you are not trying hard enough to mislead the public.

5. #5
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:37 pm, EROWMER said:

   I bet he got the civilian equivalent of the Meritorious Service Medal out the door, though.

6. #6
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:37 pm, kingsjester said:

   I’m shocked…I tell you. Shocked./

7. #7
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:38 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   I guess that the vetting process doesn’t involve asking questions like

   “Have you ever been cited for ethics violations in the past?”

   “Is there anything in your past that might future embarrassment for the mayor?”

   “Well, we’ll check it out. Igor?”

8. #8
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:40 pm, mattm said:

   For every Dem who resigns over ethics violations, the rest of them just haven’t resigned yet.

9. #9
   On February 26th, 2011 at 6:42 pm, Hangfire said:

   It only takes 1 mold spore to start a loaf of bread to go bad.

   Unless, of course, it’s a Chicago bakery.

10. #10
    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:43 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    What does anyone expect?
    You let a guy who doesn’t meet the eligibilty requirements run.
    It’s the Chicago Way.

    Who is Barry Soetoro?

11. #11
    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:44 pm, AZBabe said:

    You mean that wasn’t one of the job requirements? Ethics don’t mean diddly squat to them, in fact I wasn’t aware that they had any to begin with.

12. #12
    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:47 pm, ChapBix said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:31 pm, BigWolf said:

    #3 If you aren’t cheating, lying or stealing, you are not trying hard enough to mislead the public.

    Fits the description of many Democrat politicians from what I have seen.

    I suspect this just the tip of the iceberg.

13. #13
    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:49 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    Does anyone know why Abercrombie fired his new health director in Hawaii?

14. #14
    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:49 pm, ChapBix said:

    Rahm Emanuel’s election is just a preliminary step in Obama’s plan for re-election in 2012.

15. #15
    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:52 pm, rambler said:

    Maybe look for those without ethics violations, since that list would be waaaaaaaay shorter.

16. #16
    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:57 pm, Hangfire said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:49 pm, Virginia Patriot said:
    Does anyone know why Abercrombie fired his new health director in Hawaii?

    Expect an investigation soon into “questionable” state Medicaid billing errors.

17. #17
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:00 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:57 pm, Hangfire said:

    Expect an investigation soon into “questionable” state Medicaid billing errors.

    Hasn’t he been cleared of that already? And I’m sure it had nothing to do with his making his boss look like a fool over Teh Won’s birth certificate. Coincidence.

18. #18
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:02 pm, swede said:

    Co-Chair Resigns Over Ethics Violations

    In Chicago that would mean she’s too ethical for the job.

    Does anyone know why Abercrombie fired his new health director in Hawaii?

    Couldn’t find something?

19. #19
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:09 pm, TigerLady said:

    It’s so hard to get away with anything these days.

20. #20
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:10 pm, thefoundingfathers said:

    YAWN! I will be shocked when no Democrat has to resign because of ethics violations…lol

21. #21
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:14 pm, dan708 said:

    Considering who (and where) we’re talking about, Rahm probably considers it a badge of honor to have one of his peeps violate ethics rules.

22. #22
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:16 pm, CW4_KGP said:

    Well, rest assured pBho will take Cook county by a landslide in 2012.

    It’s the Chicago way.

23. #23
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:17 pm, right_on said:

    full 24 hours from appointment to resignation for ethics reasons.

    Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-a-a-a!

    That’s okay…She’s obviously a “valuable” commodity to other like-minded, but as yet uncharged and ethically challanged Illinois socialists. I imagine she, like Van Jones, will find another “transparent” way to serve….the “greater good.”

    Question: How do you know when you’ve crossed the borders of the State of Illinios?

    Answer: The stench is gone, and you start seeing American flags openly displayed, instead of union banners.

24. #24
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:19 pm, right_on said:

    Rahm probably considers it a badge of honor to have one of his peeps violate ethics rules.

    In the inner-city it’s call “street cred.” Everywhere else it’s called a “rap sheet.”

25. #25
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:27 pm, sicoit said:

    Judy Erwin previously served as the executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and served on then-candidate Barack Obama’s Education Policy Committee during his 2008 presidential campaign. On Thursday, she was named to Emanuel’s transition team and according to a news release, Erwin was also recently hired as managing director for ASGK Public Strategies, the communication management firm founded by former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod.

    Yawn….nothing new to see here….move along…

26. #26
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:52 pm, Splinter said:

    But a recent decision by the state Executive Ethics Commission

    Illinois has an Ethics Commission? Whatever for, to judge if your corrupt enough to assume a position in Government? I wonder how many dead people are voting members…..

    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:43 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    Who is Barry Soetoro?

    I’ll take the “Illegitimate bastard son of Stanley Ann Dunham and Frank Marshall Davis” for 200 Alex…

27. #27
    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:55 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    Ehtics are sooooooo yesterday.

28. #28
    On February 26th, 2011 at 8:49 pm, Sharke said:

    But she did it to help get Obama elected, therefore she did it for the children. We have to remember that there is a fundamental difference between socialist violations of ethics and capitalist violations of ethics. Also, your shoelaces are undone *skedaddles*

29. #29
    On February 26th, 2011 at 9:05 pm, rocketman said:

    ***
    What did you expect to find floating in the cesspool? Daisys?
    ***
    John Bibb
    ***

30. #30
    On February 26th, 2011 at 9:14 pm, swede said:

    What did you expect to find floating in the cesspool? Daisys?
    ***
    John Bibb

    Well snarked sir. And you can take a turd from the cesspool and put it in Washington. Still a turd. Still stinks.

31. #31
    On February 26th, 2011 at 9:37 pm, Republicanvet said:

    A full 24 hours from appointment to resignation for ethics reasons. Is that a new Chicago record? Highly unlikely.

    Frankly I’m surprised she resigned at all.

32. #32
    On February 26th, 2011 at 9:40 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:49 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    Does anyone know why Abercrombie fired his new health director in Hawaii?

    Prolly wouldn’t generate the “evidence” he was looking for.

33. #33
    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:03 pm, BK said:

    I’m shocked, absolutely SHOCKED.

    How did a republican get on Rahm’s transition team?

    If there an ethics violation, a republican resigns within 10 minutes of getting the parking ticket.

    If a democrat gets an ethics violation, they will fight it all the way up to the supreme court if necessary. But nevah resign!

34. #34
    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:16 pm, Savage24 said:

    I wonder how many of the missing Wisconsin Senators are camping out in the Mayor’s office?

35. #35
    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:22 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

    I wonder how many of the missing Wisconsin Senators are camping out in the Mayor’s office?

    Dance of the SUGAR plum fairies

36. #36
    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:43 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Another Dem with ethics problems?

    Queue Freddy Mercury

37. #37
    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:54 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Once you lose integrety, the rest is a piece of cake.

38. #38
    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:58 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:54 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Once you lose integrety, the rest is a piece of cake.

    Really? Not cheese?

39. #39
    On February 26th, 2011 at 11:21 pm, MacEamonn said:

    So when will the members of that ethics board wake up with a horse’s head in their bed (assuming the wake up at all) or when will their families receive their dead fish?

40. #40
    On February 26th, 2011 at 11:35 pm, swede said:

    Cheese cake.

41. #41
    On February 26th, 2011 at 11:42 pm, DesertLover said:

    ethics? … ethics? … we don’t need no stinkin’ ethics !!!

42. #42
    On February 26th, 2011 at 11:59 pm, KCMovieBuff said:

    Am I the only one who has had enough of these cities and states that I will not visit them and spend my vacation dollars?

43. #43
    On February 27th, 2011 at 12:08 am, Ron said:

    Seriously folks, what on earth did you expect from this crowd? Transparency? Ethics? We’re talking Rahm Emmanuel here, remember… Question is, will he be on the witness list at Blago’s next trial?

44. #44
    On February 27th, 2011 at 12:19 am, vickisoup said:

    “…resigned over ethics violations”?! Huh. I thought ethics violations made liberals uniquely qualified for higher office.
    

45. #45
    On February 27th, 2011 at 1:10 am, John Hitchcock said:

    Just another day in Chicago politics. That’s all this is. Nothing to see here, move along.

46. #46
    On February 27th, 2011 at 1:44 am, SignPainterGuy said:

    For libs, ethics violations are resume enhancers ! Probably good for a wh post !

47. #47
    On February 27th, 2011 at 4:42 am, BK said:

    Not cheese?

    Government cheese? We see how rotten our current crop of government is.

48. #48
    On February 27th, 2011 at 5:22 am, dat60a3 said:

    I thought that the Chicago Way was if you have no ethics, then you cannot violate them

49. #49
    On February 27th, 2011 at 5:35 am, BK said:

    I thought that the Chicago Way was if you are a Democrat, there are no ethics that apply to you, then you cannot violate them.

    FIFY

50. #50
    On February 27th, 2011 at 7:59 am, Two Cents said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:17 pm, right_on said:

    I respectfully disagree with that joke. As an Illinoisan, I hate what has happened to my state. If there was a way to unincorporate Crook County and Chicago; Illinois would be a much different state. 99 out of 102 counties voted for the Republican to be govenor yet he still lost because the Dems control the major cities. So there are a good amount of conservative, patriotic types in the state, we are just overwhelmed by the idiots who view politics like it’s a sports team. ” I’m a dem cause I always been a dem.. their my team.” Nevermind that you are unemployed and lost your home because they chased jobs out with never ending tax increases. Ah well, rant over, carry on the mocking.

51. #51
    On February 27th, 2011 at 8:01 am, BayouKiki said:

    I’m with Republicanvet at #49 — the only thing that surprises me is that she actually resigned. Why? Who was going to make her? I’m sure Rahm’s transition team knew of her reasons for leaving the previous job — after all, she was working for them. I’m betting there’s more to this story, although we may never know what it is.

52. #52
    On February 27th, 2011 at 8:45 am, Whirled Peas said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:31 pm, BigWolf said:
    How can this be wrong? Democrats just bend the rules a bit. How could anyone object?

    Democrat mottoes:
    #1 Rules are for little people.
    #2 We are all equal. Some more so than others, of course.
    #3 If you aren’t cheating, lying or stealing, you are not trying hard enough to mislead the public.

    #4 If you can’t dazzle ‘em with brilliance, baffle ‘em with bullsh*t. (of course that is any politician’s creed but moreso with the liberal/regressives)

53. #53
    On February 27th, 2011 at 8:53 am, Branden-in-escalon said:

    Man, he couldn’t even wait until he took office before one of his staff had ethics issues. Is that a new record?

54. #54
    On February 27th, 2011 at 8:53 am, RedDog said:

    Long: Rahm Emanuel Transition Co-Chair Resigns Over Ethics Violations

    Fancy that.

55. #55
    On February 27th, 2011 at 9:00 am, ChapBix said:

    #26 On February 26th, 2011 at 7:52 pm, Splinter said:

    I wonder how many dead people are voting members…..

    Dead voting members are there for perpetuity, just like the voters that cast Democrat ballots.

56. #56
    On February 27th, 2011 at 9:00 am, Whirled Peas said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:52 pm, Splinter said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 6:43 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    Who is Barry Soetoro?

    I’ll take the “Illegitimate bastard son of Stanley Ann Dunham and Frank Marshall Davis” for 200 Alex…

    There…. someone finally said it! Are you a member of the LSM or know someone that is? Spread the Word, bro (sis, whatever the case may be)
    P.S. Illegitimate and bastard are redundant in this case depending on context. Are you emphasizing illegitimate or bastard? Illegitimate as in the presidency or bastard as in the sense BO Sr. wasn’t really Barry’s father. (extrapolation was self deleted)

57. #57
    On February 27th, 2011 at 9:04 am, Whirled Peas said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 7:55 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    Ehtics are sooooooo yesterday.

    History is soooo… like yesterday!

58. #58
    On February 27th, 2011 at 9:05 am, ChapBix said:

    #53 On February 27th, 2011 at 8:01 am, BayouKiki said:

    I’m betting there’s more to this story, although we may never know what it is.

    Count on it, and we will likely never know what was going. Watch for more Rahm appointees to drop. He took his lessons well from Teh Won.

    Who is Barry Soetero?

59. #59
    On February 27th, 2011 at 9:07 am, Whirled Peas said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 9:05 pm, rocketman said:

    ***
    What did you expect to find floating in the cesspool? Daisys?
    ***
    John Bibb

    Baby Ruth’s?

60. #60
    On February 27th, 2011 at 9:22 am, Whirled Peas said:

    On February 26th, 2011 at 10:16 pm, Savage24 said:

    I wonder how many of the missing Wisconsin Senators are camping out in the Mayor’s office?

    Rham probably treated the ‘male’ members of the 14 fleebaggers the potential member’s tour and complementary massage.
    http://obambi.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/lets-birthday-party-at-mans-country-chicago-while-the-beef-is-in-spain/

    ‘while the beef is in Spain’…. hahaha hilarious!
    Looks as though Oprah needs to do something about her ‘beef’ too.

61. #61
    On February 27th, 2011 at 9:52 am, jackblack said:

    Peas, that’s just not right!

62. #62
    On February 27th, 2011 at 11:23 am, sharkeybob said:

    There was no other choice for this job.The rest of the qualified candidates were all in prison.

63. #63
    On February 27th, 2011 at 12:51 pm, pueblo1032 said:

    And your point is???

64. #64
    On February 27th, 2011 at 1:11 pm, cheapseat said:

    She will be working for Axelrod on Obie’s reelection campaign for 750k per year starting Monday.

65. #65
    On February 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm, Chuck Biscuits said:

    Show me an ethical Chicagoan and I’ll show you someone who has moved or will soon move to Arizona.

66. #66
    On February 27th, 2011 at 2:45 pm, oil can harry said:

    Al “Scarface” Capone and his reincarnated henchmen are alive and well in CHICAGO

67. #67
    On February 28th, 2011 at 11:23 am, soxguy said:

    “Show me an ethical Chicagoan and I’ll show you someone who has moved or will soon move to Arizona.per Chuck Biscuits”

    I agree with most of that…The problem really is Cook county Government and most comatose Cook county residents…..These people decide what happens for the rest of the state because its the most populous county in Il. The Chicago machine keeps spitting out all of these corrupt “system” politicians and the dummies in Cook county keep falling for their BS.

68. #68
    On February 28th, 2011 at 11:27 am, soxguy said:

    I was born in and have lived in this corrupt state my entire life. Most of Illinoisans are good, common sense laden people…..but the cancer that is Cook county infects the rest of the state with its influence. I would move out of here if I could…..
    You could see how Cook county fools the Illinois rank and file citizen right? Didn’t the rest of this nation elect a product spit out by the Cook county machine in uncle Barry?
    It seems Illinois isn’t the only state with misinformed, easily bamboozled populace..

69. #69
    On February 28th, 2011 at 11:31 am, ramblingman said:

    My money says that within two years, she is back in another high-ranking position for some Democrat organization.

70. #70
    On February 28th, 2011 at 12:10 pm, Iowa Guy said:

    On February 27th, 2011 at 1:44 am, SignPainterGuy said:
    For libs, ethics violations are resume enhancers ! Probably good for a wh post !

    And to somehow attribute the ethics violation to some dastardly right-wing “scheme”.

71. #71
    On February 28th, 2011 at 12:44 pm, rlconservative said:

    Unfortunately as soxguy says there are quite a few good people in the city even, however we don’t have the political clout to change a damn thing They just do what they want, when they want with who they want. I used to live in the city and moved to the suburbs to get my kids a better education and to leave the crime for my construction work behind. Rahm has a huge job on his hands and I actually pray that he will do the right thing but I highly doubt that. It will be as Michelle says the “culture of corruption” all over again, except now in the place known for its corruption, Chicago IL lol.