Posted on 07/19/2013 6:45:33 PM PDT by george76
A former Chicago-area executive is blowing the whistle in the latest case to showcase what is derisively known as the "Illinois way" -- politicians' practice of doing business by dishing out favors to friends who contribute generously to their campaigns.
This time, a top-ranking Democrat has been implicated. The case involves Illinois' most powerful Democratic leader -- state House Speaker Michael Madigan -- and the former head of the Chicago area's commuter rail service, Metra. In a rare move earlier this week, Metra's ex-CEO Alex Clifford came forward publicly to reveal specific details about how he says he was forced out of his lucrative job after refusing to cave to political pressure.
Clifford, who was hired from California in 2001, testified during a recent Regional Transportation Authority board meeting in Chicago. For two hours he spoke openly about what he calls serious "ethical and moral character flaws" from people who practice the "Illinois way" of doing business, including Madigan.
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How’s Clifford’s health?
This is news? Why? Its been going on since the days of the 1st Ward politics, bustles and Mrs. O’Learys cow.
Better watch out for those exploding car crashes, followed by quick cremation before an autopsy can be done.
Not too good. Could develop a case of “High Speed Lead” poisoning at any time. (The Chicago version of Fort Marcy
Park.)
And who will prosecute Michael Madigan? The Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, his daughter?
That only happens in Hollywood.
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The entire city should have crime scene tape around the perimeter.
Or, the coroner could meet at untimely demise also
Who cares?
Nobody has the guts to stand up to any of it.
Everybody just sits and watches America fall.
The rightwing media complex sells angst.
Angst, angst, angst. No organization. No action.
On 9/12 2009 many Freepers including myself went to washington to protest en mass. Since then, zero zip nada.
Tea Party - silent
Freepers - silent
Conservative media figureheads - nothing but hot air from a comfy chair
the entire city needs to have an israeli security wall surrounding it.
FYI
Thanks for the ping.
What should we do? Do you have suggestions? I am willing to do something, I just don’t know what to do. Let’s start organizing.
LOL!
Sure, this will go somewhere.
But Madigan is too big to fall. He's teflon. Even this whistleblower won't faze him. The whistleblower will be destroyed....in the Chicago way.
Leni
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Tea Party - silent
Freepers - silent
Conservative media figureheads - nothing but hot air from a comfy chair
Our cause will only gain in strength and intensity after America has completely fallen, unfortunately. When that time comes, and it will, our main difficulty will be keeping out the “leaders” who come with empty claims of ideas to save us, and promoting and coalescing en mass around only those who stand by and commit to return to the wise foundations of our Constitution. The future “Freedom Party”. Hopefully the country will awake at the right time to a chance to vote out every last one of the professional political class. I’m not betting on that unlikely outcome.
More than likely the former Republicans and Regan Democrats will fracture into disunion and the Democrats, or their next sick incarnation, will usher us into America’s final twilight, and LIVs will follow them into the darkness forever, until the gravy train is dry.
May God save our kids from the mess that is most likely to come.
-Amen
Thanks george76.
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