Ryan's fate in jurors' hands - Feds ask jurors to `do some justice'with ex-Gov. George Ryan

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | March 11, 2006 | NATASHA KORECKI AND ABDON PALLASCH

[Former Military Chick]

Do not know about you, but I pray justice is done. I cringe when ever I read Ryan's name, recalling the setback I feel he did with the death penalty.

He affected so many lives when chose to remove the folks from the death row. It leaves me with little pity for the guy and frankly I think he is guilty of the said charges. But, it is up to the jury.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Ryan a Republican and a corrupt RINO to boot! I too hope he get's what he's got comming to him.

[brainstem223]

He is corrupt and stupid, and needs to do hard time, and a perfect punishment is in a cell with the killers he let off from their righteous death sentences.

[freepersup]

22 counts to consider... that'll be one tired jury. Justice delayed is justice denied. Ryan is, in some ways, symbolic of the corrupt system of politics throughout Illinois. He is the epitome and personification of the RINO wing of the GOP in IL. The chickens continue to find their way back home to roost in IL. Watch this godfather of back room politics file an appeal... nature might very well beat the courts to the punch when it comes to Ryan being served his just due. I look for him to keel over dead before he ever spends one day in prison. Despicable is inadequate by magnitudes in describing this wretched man. Arrogant; his picture is beside the word in the dictionary. Burn in hell you SOB!

[Former Military Chick]

PING

Have to tell you Ryan's name just makes me cringe. Goodness could you imagine if he had to go to the slammer?

[Enterprise]

I also detest his pardons of everyone on death row. Screw him.

[Dante3]

I wonder how much he was bribed to pardon those on death row and if he is a sociopath.

[Ptarmigan]

George Ryan was a corrupt SOB. Never liked this leftie.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Ryan is the epitome of business-as-usual corruption of the IL GOP Establishment going back to the bad old days of the last GOP Chicago Mayor, Big Bill Thompson (who was in the back pocket of Capone and other mafia figures). He damn well deserves to do a stint in prison.

[Torie]

Do you know Bill Thompson's most famous statement?

[ChildOfThe60s]

Anyone know more details about this?:

Scott and Janet Willis, whose children were killed in a 1994 accident tied to corruption in Ryan's administration, praised the prosecution Friday.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Vote early and vote often."

[Lurker]

This same Illinois GOP that gave us Ryan is trying to foist Judy Barr Topinka on us.

Not if I have anything to do with it.

Got Guv?

L

[SmithL]

Ryan is, in some ways, symbolic of the corrupt system of politics ! ! !

[commish]

Anyone who would cheat on Jeri Ryan is a moron and deserves hard time. Not to mention the fact that he is guilty as sin.

[Westlander]

Isn't there a Ryan expressway? Is it crumbling yet?

Detroit Metro Airport (not in Detroit) had major renovations under county exec McNamara. A few billion spent. Now runways are crumbling. Core samples revealed wood/trash filler used. McNamara was indicted by the feds for payola scam. Too bad he died before trial.

Why do politicians lose there morality?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Um... You're confusing Jack Ryan with George Ryan. Jack NEVER cheated on Jeri (she did cheat on him with the twerpy Star Trek writer Brannon Braga). Jack was probably the first person in political history who was forced to quit a campaign because he WANTED to have sex with his own wife.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Goodness could you imagine if he had to go to the slammer?

Boo. Hoo. < /sound of world's smallest violin >

[freepersup]

Amen!

[freepersup]

You know IL politics like you know the back of your hand. Well said L.

I GOT GUV!

If the IL RINO faithful held a fund raiser TODAY for George Ryan, there would STILL be people lining up to feed the machine.

Topinka certainly is cut from the same whole cloth as Lyin' Ryan.

It doesn't look good for IL. Brady's stalwarts won't shift over to Obie's side at the voting booth, by much, not that it would be a done deal if they did, since it is too close to call if one adds in all of the Brady supporter's numbers to Obie's numbers. Any idea if any of Gidwitz's legions will defect to Obie?

I got a bad feeling about this one. Topinka by default. Gidwitz, Obie and Brady split the majority.

I GOT GUV!