WASHINGTON -- Sen. Roland Burris was reprimanded Friday by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics for his "inconsistent, incomplete and misleading" testimony before Springfield lawmakers about his appointment by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich to the seat once held by President Obama.
The Senate panel issued a "public letter of" [...]
Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich), who nominally represents me in the United States Senate, at best got a hand-slap from the Senate Ethics Committee for giving evasive and dishonest answers when he explained how he ended up getting appointed to Barack Obama's former seat.WASHINGTON-- Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) was admonished today by the U.S. Senate ethics committee over his testimony in Springfield concerning how he got appointed to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
But his actions following his appointment by then Gov.-Rod Blagojevich did not rise to level of pursuing ethics charges against [...]
by John Bambenek
Dear Senator Brady-
As someone who has promoted reform for the last few years, I'm pleased that the arrest of Rod Blagojevich has inspired you to accept term limits and promote reform. You know better than I do after 15 years in Springfield how badly the system is broken. [...]
I tuned in to WLS AM 890 at noon today to get my weekly dose of bilious, self-righteous invective from ousted, indicted former governor, Rod Blagojevich, and instead got two hours of host Bill Moller flogging the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, infomercial style, with no explanation to listeners about what [...]
I tuned in to WLS AM 890 at noon today to get my weekly dose of bilious, self-righteous invective from ousted, indicted former governor, Rod Blagojevich, and instead got two hours of host Bill Moller flogging the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, infomercial style, with no explanation to listeners about what [...]
Unions and campaign funding blipped on the Illinois GOP gubernatorial campaign radar last week, during a forum featuring five GOP candidates vying to oust impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich's 2006 running mate Patrick Quinn next November.
"I'll take campaign donations from anyone who's not been indicted," said Bloomington state senator Bill Brady, which, he later' [...]
by Cal Skinner
News reports said that former Attorney General and Republican candidate for governor Jim Ryan wanted the coveted last spot on the February 2nd ballot. He vastly out-polled my Libertarian Party candidacy, but succumbed to serial liar Rod Blagojevich.
He chickened out today. Again.
In 2002 both he and Blagojevich refused [...]
Quinn Political Tactics Borrowed from Blagojevich Playbook
There is no difference between Pat Quinn and Rod Blagojevich
The Chicago Sun Times recently reported that a top Quinn aide, Carolyn Brown Hodge, has resigned after it was discovered that a probe was launched to determine if she was [...]
from the McKenna-Murphy campaign
CHICAGO – In light of Pat Quinn’s latest assault on future generations by seeking to borrow another $1 billion, family businessman and gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna today stood by his comments that when it comes to taxes and spending, Pat Quinn is just [...]
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