We thought the Great Senate Seat Auction Scandal had faded into the past.  But in Barack Obama’s Chicago, political scandals have many lives. Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich or “Blago” as he was affectionately known, was impeached for seeking bribes in return for an appointment to President Obama’s former Senate seat.  In the subsequent fallout, [...]

2/24 Breaking News Update: The other Senator  from Illinois, Dick Durbin, just spoke to reporters in Washington and described in detail his private meeting with Roland Burris this afternoon.  Durbin recommended to  Burris that he resign, and Burris refused to resign. BurrisP asked to resign.  Burris resignation. It’s become a part of my morning routine.  [...]

In this 44 second video Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it all.  We can’t think of a thing to add! The man behind Senator Reid, beaming like a proud father, is Senator Chuck Schumer. .

After acting like The Keystone Cops for nearly a month Senate Democrats, led by Majority Leader Harry Reid, have finally acknowledged the obvious:  they have no legal or Constitutional basis for refusing to accept Roland Burris as the new Senator from Illnois to take over seat vacated by Barack Obama. Reid had used the Illinois [...]

This was to be the week the new Congress began work on the crucial, urgent, Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plan, mislabeled down to $850 Billion, for advertising purposes.  It was to be completed in just over two weeks, in time for President Obama to sign it into law on Inauguration Day, January 20. The two points [...]

Illinois Governor Blagojevich, facing several criminal charges arising out of his attempt to sell the US Senate Seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder, held a brief press conference Friday.  He was defiant and refused to admit any wrongdoing.  His statement can be summarized in three emphatic assertions: He will not resign [...]

News that until this week Obama’s Senate seat was up for auction to the highest bidder has focused the nation on the perennially corrupt Chicago political machine. But before the election the national media dutifully denied  voters any review of the rich history of dirty politics in Obama’s home town and political indoctrination center. The [...]