Marathon Pundit: (Video) ILL-inois: Phony reformer Pat Quinn accused of patronage hiring

Illinois' inept governor, Chicago Democrat Pat Quinn, fashions himself as a reformer.

Of course his two-time running mate, federal inmate Rod Blagojevich, famously promised, "I will govern as a reformer."

From the Chicago Tribune:

A Chicago attorney who has long crusaded against patronage is asking a federal judge to investigate hiring under Gov. Pat Quinn, alleging the Democratic governor has continued to stack the Illinois Department of Transportation with political hires.

Michael Shakman argues that Quinn has violated rules that prevent certain employees from being hired for political reasons.

The attorney points to an investigation by the Better Government Association, a watchdog group that found Quinn has continued practices first put in place by impeached ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich that it says improperly classified non-political positions as ones that could be filled by political appointees.

The group found as many as 200 positions within IDOT were “filled with employees based on political considerations rather than qualifications,” according to Shakman’s motion, which was filed late Tuesday.

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