I had been looking for something appropriate to post about the whole Blagojevich scandal as it has broken this week.
The most entertaining thing for me is just how relieved most people are to have an excuse to get rid of the guy. I've not heard a sympathetic word in his favor. It turns out that a friend from Second City went to school with the now Mrs. B, and says that the Patty Blagojevich from the transcripts is not too far removed from the teenage version. Some generally nasty pieces of work.
Anyway, below is a link to an article in today's New York Times, which provides a great context for the history and extent of corruption in Illinois politics.
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December 14, 2008
In Illinois, a Virtual Expectation of Corruption By KATE ZERNIKE
Residents of Illinois have had a tradition of accepting corruption among their politicians, even expecting it
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