Posted by
Tom G. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:08:16 PM
First there was Otto Kerner, convicted on Bribery, Tax Evasion and some other violation of the law in 1973. Then came Dan Walker who began serving as Governor the year Otto entered the Pen...At least Dan can claim his crimes were not associated with his time in the Springfield Mansion. I wish I could say finally, but it is not, Governor George Ryan is serving a 6 plus year sentence on corruption.
So, not only is Cook County famous for being the most corrupt county in America, but Illinois is the state most likely to send its Governor to jail! Governor Blagojevich is a rare breed...he is bold and stupid enough to be a Gary Hart (pense) love child!
President Elect Obama, is not saint...he is knee deep in Chicago-land politics. He has used rough and tumble tactics to win his State Senate seat, learned at the feet of the old school Chicago tested Democratic Party and has associated now with...
1) A Terrorist---Bill Ayers
2) A Communist---Frank Davis Marshall
3) A Radical Anti-American---Rev Wright (yes, you can serve in the Military and still be a traitor--(see Arnold, Pollard, etc)
4) A Radical Priest---Fr. Phegger(sp)
5) A PLO/Hamas Supporter---Khalidi
6) Another Terrorist---Bernadinne Dorhn
7) A Fannie Fruadster---Jim Johnson
8) Another Communist---USCPA board member Tim Wheeler
9) NEW PARTY---socialist party that Obama was a member of...
despite all this...Obama is as clean as a Clean-Coal Burning Coal Plant Tower!
Since the 1970s, three former Illinois governors have served time behind bars.
Otto Kerner: Served from 1961 to 1968 – Kerner was convicted on bribery, tax evasion and other counts in 1973. He was convicted of arranging favorable horse racing dates as governor in return for getting horse racing association stock at reduced prices. He served less than one year of a three year sentence. Kerner died in 1976.
Dan Walker: Served from 1973 to 1977 – Walker pleaded guilty to bank fraud, misapplication of funds and perjury in 1987. The charges were not related to his service a governor. He served one and a half years.
George Ryan: Served from 1999 to 2003 – Ryan was convicted of corruption in 2006 for steering state contracts and leases to political insiders while he was Illinois' secretary of state and then governor. He's serving a 61/2-year prison term.