Obviously the idiot Chicago voters felt that Blago was the best candidate…..because they are idiots.

If I had the choice to vote for a guy that I felt probably was a criminal and was being investigated as such, or vote for someone who I wasn’t crazy about but wasn’t under any investigation it is not much of a decision.

Additionally, Blago got killed in the downstate voting. Below I-80 he is as despised as Hitler (there it is Russ, I said it, I must have lost this argument). Here are a few figures I could find;

-Blago won 65% of the Chicago suburban vote
-Blago won 80% of the black & latino vote
-Blago won 69% of voters with no high school education (Hmmm, idiots??)
-Blago won 59% of the vote from those with a h.s. degree as opposed to 37 and 35% of those with a college or post graduate degree (hmmmm, not idiots)

As far as downstate votes are concerned 67% of voters in Sangamon county voted for Topinka. Blago got 21%. So Blago’s win definitely was not on us!

And finally, I have voted for democrats in the past. Recently I voted for Madigan and Hynes as both showed that they were willing to fight Blago and not just tow the party line.

So what up now?

I just remember moving back during some of this election and thinking that it was a sad state of affairs to have to choose between these two.

But I don’t think the Republicans of this state should be patting themselves on the back for having clean politicians.

MB what Dem have you voted for recently? I know I have voted for a number of Republican candidates.

Also since I am a resident of Buffalo Grove I can’t speak to the intelligence of the Chicago voters. But Blogo didn’t win just on the votes from the north. I am SURE there are Democrats in Springfield… in fact wasn’t your father one? : P

Two things led to her defeat. One, Blagojevich had a lot more money and used it to control the message. And two, JBT never seemed like she really wanted the job. She ran a terrible campaign, which is a shame, because from what I’ve read she’s always been an ethical politician and an effective administrator.

How anyone voted for Blagojevich the second time is beyond me, except that some people will never crossover and vote the other side.

A ham sandwich is sounding pretty good right now.

That has to be the silliest thing I have ever read.

So you are saying the Chicago Democrats knew how bad Rod was but thought JBT was worse? How in the hell could she have possibly been worse than him? HE IS A CRIMINAL AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN. Has she been arrested lately?

What does it say about the Illinois Democratic party that Rod was their best choice to run for gov? I would have voted for a ham sandwich over Rod.

Just admit it. The average Chicago resident is a flaming idiot. Say it. Say it!!!!!

Judy Barr Topinka wasn’t exactly a stellar choice.

BTW I didn’t vote for Blogo either time as I was living out of Illinois or just returned.

In any case when you have JBT and people like Alan Keyes (Senator) running as your Republican choice… they aren’t going to be elected.

Very good post…you hit the nail on the head…nice web site…enjoy the reading…

Steve Allison – Q.C. class of 88

In the, “I have always liked Jim Edgar” category. I loved how he laid the blame for Blago on the voters. As I have said before here, how could anyone have voted for this guy a second time given the improprieties that were either known or looming in the distance? That is disgusting, disheartening partisan politics. The voters in Chicago and those in Washington D.C. are peas in a pod. D.C. re-elected a crackhead mayor. Chicagoans re-elected a scumbag who can only wish that he was as well regarded as a crackhead.

And lastly, in regard those that Blago plugged into the top positions of state government agencies. What are the odds that they aren’t as crooked and slimy as he?

Just becareful when you are at MB’s party … you never know who I have working for me.