Got this from a buddy in the Chicago area.
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Body count: In 2012, 532 people were murdered in Chicago as compared to 402 US and allied soldiers killed in action Afghanistan. Afghanistan is an active theater of war, while Chicago has one of the strictest set of gun laws in the entire US.
The leadership in Illinois ? all Democrats. Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago. Of course, they're all blaming each other. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
State pension fund $78 billion in debt, worst in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
Cook County sales tax is 10.25%, the highest in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois. And he is going to "fix" Washington politics for us?
George Ryan is no longer governor, he is in the big house. Of course he was replaced by Rob Blagojevich who is ... that's right, also in the big house. And US Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned a couple of weeks ago. That's because he is fighting being sent to ... right again, the big house!
The Land of Lincoln, where governors make our license plates!!!!