Come on now folks. You have to have votes to win elections, and it is even more necessary if you are replacing a corrupt family member.
And St Louis.
http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_N4investigates_060105_chamrazfraud.4e9d228e.html
Isn't John Ford the uncle of Harold Ford, Don Imus' favorite young rising star in the democrat party?