Illinois Tax Dollars at Work!

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When it's nice my hubby and I go hiking nearly every weekend. Saturday it was about twenty-two degrees without the wind chill--but we still ventured out. Good thing too--see what you find when you're least expecting it? I'm telling you, hilarity abounds in my great state!



Our mascot, C.B., has just heard about Blago's "book" deal!

It's your turn--how do you feel about former governors getting six-figure contracts for telling the 'truth' about their impeachments?

Comments

Qwill said…
I'm hoping that if he is convicted of a crime he has to disgorge the book earnings.
March 3, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Nicole Peeler said…
As a native Illinoisan, it both kills me AND delights me. I love the circus that is Illinois politics. And as I now live in Louisiana, it means I get to decisively win the barfight over who has the more corrupt state government.
March 3, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Vickie said…
It pisses me that a publisher is willing to part with that much money, especially now and especially for that kind of McCrappe!
Now throw in a werewolf doing Blago some damage...then maybe....
March 3, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Anonymous said…
Yeah, Qwill, right back to our poverty-stricken state!

Go, Nicole!

What a fun image, Vickie! I'm suddenly cheered!
March 4, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Denise said…
I'm in Southern Illinois, hope he turns out to be our third governor in jail! What a horrible man and an embarrassment to the State and I am pissed he's making MORE money off this! And will Burris step down already!
March 5, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Jeanne Stein said…
How do I feel? You don't want to know. I can get pretty nasty.

J.
March 6, 2009 at 12:20 PM
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