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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 7, 2011

  Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for trying to sell Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat and all his other law-breaking activities back in 2008. Blago was found guilty on multiple corruption charges back in June. Today’s sentencing is believed to be the harshest sentence ever imposed on an [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | October 13, 2011

  Who is more moronic and/or frightening in Congress: Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Maxine Waters, Charlie Rangel, or Jesse Jackson, Jr.? Actually, choosing any of the above would get you a lovely stuffed plush Hello Kitty at the statist state fair. But for the intents of this particular posting, Jesse wins it [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | June 27, 2011

  The Chicago trial that would never end may have just ended. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he’s “stunned” about being found guilty on 17 corruption charges, which include bribery, wire fraud, attempted extortion, extortion conspiracy, and bribery conspiracy. So am I. Stunned, that is. Frankly, I thought the former governor of Illinois would get [...]

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