Joe Birkett video on Gov. Pat Quinn

DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006, his Democratic counterpart was Pat Quinn--he's now Illinois' governor. As Rod Blagojevich's running mate, Quinn, who described his predecessor as "a person who's honest and (a man) of integrity" that year, was a beneficiary of the disgraced former governor's dirty campaign cash.

Click here for a Birkett video about Quinn.

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