There has to be something about the governor's mansion in Springfield, Il. The last governor, George Ryan, a Republican, is now in prison on racketeering and fraud charges. Today, the current governor, Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who campaigned as a reformer, was arrested on corruption charges. It seems, according to the indictment, Mr. Blagojevich was peddling the appointment to Obama's Senate seat, in addition to wanting money in exchange for state contracts and jobs with the state. He is also accused of withholding state help to the Chicago Tribune until they fired an editor who had the temerity to criticize the governor in print.
This is a somewhat different picture of the governor supporting the working men against the big, bad bank.
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