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Makes sense to me

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Why would Democrats want Rod Blagojevich to speak at their convention? He recently topped –  or bottomed — out as the least popular governor in the United States. Also take into consideration the investigations, the inability to get anything done, etc.

Good thing he’s sitting this one out.

Emil and the alligator

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What do retiring Illinois Senate President Emil Jones and the alligator found in the Kishwaukee River have in common?

I’ll leave that for you to comment on.

Jones is taking a lot of hits from columnists and editorial boards across the state for trying to get his son to take his spot on the November ballot. I liked the John Kass take best.

I wonder what my boss would say if I walked into her office and told her I wanted my son to take over as editorial page editor? He writes well, has opinions, has different ideas, yada yada yada.

How far do you think that would get me?