Jesse Jackson Jr. is setting up a run for mayor of Chicago and is building his campaign based on repeated news conferences with accusations against the current mayor being involved in political scandals.
No one doubts that Chicago/Illinois Democrat politics are as corrupt as they come. What I think is happening, however, is that Jesse and company are using their obvious insider knowledge to set up a palace coup within the corrupt Democrat mafia, not to depose that mafia.
It reminds me a bit of the internal power plays in the Roman court surrounding Tiberius and Caligula. Tiberius was undoubtedly a murderous child molesting evil pig, but he was deposed in favor of Caligula. Not exactly a step up.
We can always hope that there is a Claudius lurking in the wings, shuffling and stuttering his way safely through Chicago wards, writing his histories.
St. Clair County Popl.: 256,082
Obama: 74,447 (69.1%)
Keyes: 33,288 (30.8%)