Very impressive, Illinois. Last week, the former governor, George Ryan (R), was sentenced to six plus years in prison on corruption charges. And now, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald (yep, that Patrick Fitzgerald) is investigating current governor Rod Blagojevich (D) for “endemic hiring fraud” (i.e. cronyism). The muck is flying fast.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=182526