Marathon Pundit: ILL-inois: Quinn fourth governor in a row to be investigated by feds

Chicago Democrat Pat Quinn, the governor of Chicago who twice was Rod Blagojevich's running mate, is facing problems of his own.

From WLS-AM:

The feds in Springfield are now on the case investigating Governor Pat Quinn's very controversial anti-violence program that the GOP calls a slush fund to buy black votes before the 2010 election.

This is the fourth Illinois governor in a row to be investigated by the feds. Before Quinn, governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan did time, or still is doing time, for selling their offices. Even Jim Edgar was probed in the MSI scandal, but survived the search.

Quinn was the patronage chief for Governor Dan Walker, who went to prison for looting a savings and loan. In a 1996 debate, Dick Durbin accused the phony-reformer of being a ghost-payroller under Walker.

The anti-violence program was of course a failure. More people are murdered in Chicago than any other city.

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(Video) Pat Quinn-Rod Blagojevich patronage hiring scandal

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