Another Illinois Politician Bites the Dust

[Captain Happy]

Outstanding post captain............... Can you fine folks in the land of Lincoln figure out a way to bust some bodies ass in Washington, D.C.???? America would salute you!!!

IL. has the balls to put criminals in their place BBQ. Washington don't!

[Barbecueboy]

IL. has the balls to put criminals in their place BBQ. Washington don't!

Washington puts them in office........

[CIRF]

IL. has the balls to put criminals in their place BBQ. Washington don't!

All evidence to the contrary.

There have been a lot more dirty politicians go unscathed than have been prosecuted in the Land O' Lincoln and crooked politicians.

Saying Illinois is tough on crooked politicians is like saying president hussein is tough on global terrorism. The record simply doesn't bear that out. In fact it's a joke, but unfortunately the bigger joke is on us, the people who voted them into office.

I would agree the previous post was too long but the list of criminal Illinois politicians who walked away untouched is also way, way to long.

[skids]

The corruption will not end as long as politicians are paid as much as they are.

The founding fathers had it right. Politicians should be making a sacrifice to SERVE their fellow man. They were originally intended to serve a term and be DONE and go back to their REAL jobs. As it is today, there are too many making a career of being a politician and becoming millionaires doing it.

That is just WRONG on so many levels.

I heard a suggestion on the radio the other day. Politicians should be paid the median/average wage of THEIR district, plus travel expenses to get back and forth to Washington. PERIOD. I agree. If this were the case, people choosing to serve would be serving for the right reasons. NOT to get rich.

[Clayton_Wetter]

One of the founding fathers (I forget which) said democracy was the worst form of government but was better then what was available.

The system can work but it takes some responsible politicians to have the courage to stand up to big money and the Koch Bros. and make the changes necessary.

Koch Brothers? HA That's nothing compared to Soros, Gates, Buffet, Bloomberg, rich Arabs, and other countless socialist elites of the world.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Right, you see it Nasty. We don't know who's going to get stupid until they get caught doing it, and Illinois will simple not put up with it. Other States should do the same...

But yet Rahm Emanuel continues to be untouchable.

http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-mayor-rahm-emanuel-a-corrupt-mayor

ALSO: D!ck Durbin Ill. Senator

http://nation.foxnews.com/(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)-durbin/2013/05/02/(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)-durbin-ok-communists-anarchists

ALSO: Luis Gutierrez the Communist and Illegal alien pusher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVk1flpUicU&feature=player_embedded

[drano]

The simple fact is why would someone spend 20 or 30 million dollars to get elected to a 200 thousand dollar a year job, right there is proof in the pudding of what is going on.

[Captain Happy]

But yet Rahm Emanuel continues to be untouchable.http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-ma...-corrupt-mayorALSO: D!ck Durbin Ill. Senatorhttp://nation.foxnews.com/(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)-durbin/2013/05/02/(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)-durbin-ok-communists-anarchistsALSO: Luis Gutierrez the Communist and Illegal alien pusher.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVk1...layer_embedded

Lol, you forgot a few but the guys you mentioned here are some pretty hard hitters... It can (and does) get pretty rough around Chicaca!!