It is NOT the reason this corrupt DEMOCRAT governor did what he did, plain & simple!!!
I never said it was, on its own. Illinois has been full of corrupt Democrats for decades, long before George Bush appeared on the scene.
However, the aisle-crossing, consensus-building weakness of the Republicans has undoubtedly EMBOLDENED them to a higher level of arrogance.
One of many examples is the fact that, Bush had the bully pulpit of the Presidency for eight years, and said nothing while the likes of Murtha and Durbin slandered our troops to the point of near treason.
Why worry about consequences when you are given a pass like that?