Thursday, March 16, 2006

The Illinois Sleaze Culture

Oh it's ON! The Illinois gubernatorial primary is next week and the mud-slinging has definitely turned to mud-chucking. One such chuck by Republican businessman Ron Gidwitz announced that he would put an end to the Illinois "sleaze culture." Huh? I've lived in Illinois for nearly two years (holy crap), and admittedly, I'm much more clued into NY politics than IL but, I'm not totally oblivious... and "sleaze" seems a bit strong for the hearty people of the midwest.

But I think the most entertaining part of the race is the names: Gidwitz, Topinka, Oberweiss, Blagojevich
and Eisendrath. Try saying those monikers ten times fast.

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