On Wednesday and Thursday former Rod Blagojevich chief-of-staff Alonzo "Lon" Monk testified that his former boss was obsessed with collecting cash for his campagn fund, his wife, and his cronies--terrible stuff. But the irony is worse. States can't declare bankruptcy--which is the only thing preventing Illinois from doing just that. Some state vendors haven't been paid since October, which makes me feel a little less angry that I'm still awaiting my state income tax refund.Meanwhile Blago's former running-mate, Pat Quinn, is running for a full term as governor. He argues that he wasn't politically close to the hair-brained one, but twice he benefited from his fellow Chicago Democrat's tainted money.
Quinn has learned pay-to-play well from his former boss. Last month he accepted $75,000 from the Teamsters Union shortly before using his amendatory veto power to help out his contributory pals. Fortunately for the decent people of Illinois--we really do exist, by the way--the General Assembly spanked Quinn with an override.
Blago was obsessed with cash, but the state is broke. Quinn is practicing pay-to-play politics.
Haven't we had enough of this garbage?
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