Replies

This says it all.

“The Land of Lincoln , where our governors make our license plates.”

“The Land of Lincoln , where our governors make our license plates.”

Actually, it's "The Land of Lincoln, Where our Ex-Governors Make Our License Plates."

I happen to know that for fact because (a) I live in this shit-hole of a state, and (b) it's the tagline I use on every one of the thousands of QSL cards I send out every year for contacts I've made on Amateur Radio around the world.

In fact, the back of each QSL card I send has the following history of Illinois Governors that have gone to jail:

It is a fact that 4 of Illinois’ last 7 Governors have gone to Federal Prison for political corruption. They are:
Otto Kerner. 1961 – 1968. He resigned to become a judge (go figure!), then was convicted of bribery related to his tenure as governor. He spent three years in Federal Prison.
Dan Walker. 1973 – 1977. He pled guilty to bank fraud and other charges in 1987 related to his business activities after leaving office. He spent 18 months in Federal Prison.
George Ryan. 1999 – 2003. After leaving office he was convicted of racketeering for actions as Governor and Secretary of State. He was best known for the “Licenses for Bribes” scandal which resulted in 6 children from the same family being killed on I-94 in Wisconsin. He served 7 years in Federal Prison.
Rod Blagojevich. 2003 – 2009. “Blago” as he’s known tried “selling” Barack Obama’s Senate Seat to Jesse Jackson Junior (who is also now on his way to jail) after Obama won the Presidency. The investigation showed that Blago put nearly every political appointment and office “up for sale” in Illinois. He’s now serving 14 years in Federal Prison teaching History Class to inmates.
So next time you hear me say “Illinois is up for grabs!” you’ll know what it means. (Sometimes there’s no takers – we just can’t give this State away anymore!)