Ex-Gov Ryan's appeal denied

Disgraced former Illinois Governor George H. Ryan received some bad news this morning: His appeal of his guilty verdict on various corruption charges has been denied, and the Kankakee Republican may have to report to prison in three days.

Still best known outside of Illinois for his opposition to the death penalty, I'm still confident that Ryan will win a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. Since Europeans for the most part are enamored with convicted cop-killer Mumia abu-Jamal, Ryan is well positioned to succeed Al Gore as America's next Nobel Peace laureate. The drama of a prison acceptance is too good to pass up by the folks in Stockholm, most of whom don't like America.

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