Oh in Boston recently we had State Senator Diane Wilkerson, who refused to resign her seat after the FBI had her on videotape accepting a cash bribe and stuffing it into her bra.

I'm not making that up. On tape, and the state Senate had to schedule a vote to kick her out before she'd resign.

Doesn't Illinois already have a Governor in prison?

The governor before this one is doing time in a federal prison up in Wisconsin (IIRC) for pressuring his employees in the DMVs to cough up campaign funds for his gubernatorial race. They ended up selling licenses to get said funds, which eventually led to six children of a minister being killed in a car accident.

the FBI had her on videotape accepting a cash bribe and stuffing it into her bra.

Florida politicians are just too boring.

If I were going to run for Governor of Illinois, I'd grow a twirly mustache, and put on a stove-pipe hat and a cape. I'd be a shoo-in.

The governor before this one is doing time in a federal prison up in Wisconsin (IIRC) for pressuring his employees in the DMVs to cough up campaign funds for his gubernatorial race. They ended up selling licenses to get said funds, which eventually led to six children of a minister being killed in a car accident.

Holy crap.

They ended up selling licenses to get said funds, which eventually led to six children of a minister being killed in a car accident.

Trucking licenses, which explains why the wreck was so bad.

Blagojevich will (most likely) be the fourth governor since the seventies to do time.

Speaking of crises in Chicago: [link]

Blagojevich will (most likely) be the fourth governor since the seventies to do time.

One of the nice things about growing up in Wisconsin. You could always depend on Illinois politics for quality entertainment.

According to the New York Times, one of the candidates, referred to as "Candidate 5" approached Blagojevich with an offer of half a million dollars for the seat.

Any guesses?