It's no big deal any more.

The Illinois governor. So he was gonna sell a seat in the U.S. Senate to the highest bidder. Big deal. Doesn't surprise me. Political favors beget political favors. That's the way the game is played. Unfortunately. I see a recent poll ranked Illinois as the 18th most corrupt state in the nation. Minnesota, where I live, is supposed to be one of the cleanest. Minnesota nice. If we cheat, we try to cheat in a nice way. So people don't notice. You don't even know you've been cheated. It's more open in Illinois. And the governor will do a nice song and dance and tell us he only talked about cheating. That he really didn't do it. So he should get off scott free. And he just might. If he has a good lawyer. And he's hired one of the best. That's the advantage of having lots of money. It's difficult for poor people to fight the system. The rich ones play the system to their advantage. When was the last time a rich man was executed in the USA? Only poor people get the death sentence. Because they can't hire a crafty lawyer to get 'em off. As it is, just about everybody in the U.S. Senate bought their way there. They're rich dudes. And they know how to raise money. Sometimes through chicanery. Or by collecting on political favors. And they stay in office by granting political favors themselves. Often in return for campaign contributions. It's so common that it's no big deal any more. --Jim Broede