Who does U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin blame for the mess that is Illinois politics. His own party, the Democrats. He said it’s embarrassing, and the state is losing out on a lot of money. Read more at the SJ-R.
The former U.S. Senator who held Barack Obama’s seat says Obama hasn’t done what he promised to do while running for office. Peter Fitzgerald criticized Obama, as part of a conference call rallying support for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Get more over at the Sun-Times.
Outgoing Senate President Emil Jones didn’t sugarcoat what his role was as a senator. At a recent ribbon-cutting, Jones talked about how he brought back a “slice of the pie” to his former University, according to the Chicago Tribune.
