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Originally Posted by KROW
I don't see how that should have any bearing on Obama's competence or ability in politics. Just because Illinois has a few corrupt politicians means all of them are? And what does Blagojevich being Democrat have to do with anything? This topic just seems to be a form of Obama-bashing.
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You obviously aren't from Illinois, aren't you?
The fact is, our view of our own politicians is that most of them are bad, with a few good apples, and that refers to both parties. Crooked Republicans, crooked Democrats. For the record, while the Chicago Machine of yesteryear is gone (which was controlled by the Democrats), the general view is that things have not really changed that much since the old days. That is why I have little confidence in Obama, who cut his political teeth in this state. If he had had a political career elsewhere, I'd actually have had more confidence in him.