Eric Krol: Patti Blagojevich's new job
From Krol in today's Daily Herald,
The filing also shows Patti Blagojevich, who owns a realty firm, picked up a new job as an “employee” of Appraisal Research Counselors. The Chicago-based firm is owned by Eugene Stunard, who’s given $3,538 to Blagojevich’s campaign fund since 2002. Employees of the firm gave another $3,000 to Blagojevich’s fund. The firm has gotten $17,700 in state work since 2003 from the Departments of Natural Resources and Revenue.If I were the GOP, I'd commission some sanitized hip hop tunes to describe Illinois's political culture. The kids are cynics but that doesn't mean there isn't something to be really cynical about here.
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A government watchdog group said Patti Blagojevich’s new job raises eyebrows after three years of similar stories.
“What’s amazing to me is the fact that at least how it’s been reported, all of her commissions have come from businesses and individuals who are campaign donors or have state business,” said Jay Stewart, executive director of the Better Government Association. “You can call it a coincidence if you like, but when you see it year in and year out, it seems to become more than a coincidence.”
2 comments:
What a great idea Bill. The GOP could hire its favorite homie political power broker, Bill Cellini, to be the rapper. Do you think he'd agree to do it?
Surprise, surprise. The daughter of an old-time Chicago pol and wife of a new Chicago pol makes all her money from entities who benefit from the state's contracts and associations. Patty is no better than the main men in her life. Raised in the Chicago Machine system, she doesn't know anything different.
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