Former Illinois governor heads for prison to begin 6 1/2-year term

Houston Chronicle & AP ^ | 11/7/07

[JRochelle]

Let us never forget the victims of his corrupt department.

The six children who were burned to death because of the truck driver who should never have had a license.

George Ryan deserves to die in prison.

[jmax]

No term-limits in Illinois. : )

[gunservative]

Good riddance. RINO Ryan and his anti-death penalty nonsense stirred up so many bad memories for victims. It would be perfect if Ryan spent his final days behind bars.

[Vaquero]

cant they get someone name Daley to join him? I mean there is none more crooked than that family of scoundrels.

[trumandogz]

Perhaps it is time to build one very large Politician’s Prison. We can send all our corrupt elected officials to that one very large prison someplace in far North Alaska. (I am sure Sen. Stevens would like to get that pork and and future residence in his home state)

I am not sure if the Prison Gangs would be formed along Party Lines or by the type of crime committed. A Democrat v. Republican Brawl in the Yard would be fun to see but then again the Bribe Takers against the Perverts would be a blast as well.

[jaydubya2]

"But I do so with a clear conscience. And I have said since the beginning of this 10-year ordeal that I am innocent and I intend to prove that," Ryan said.

Fortunatley, very few others agree with your statement.

[wardaddy]

Camper.

[gridlock]

In New Jersey there is a bill before the Legislature to require all public officials to be indicted during their swearing-in ceremonies, in order to move things along.

[joebuck]

So long crook, see ya in 6 years.

[trumandogz]

Ryan's typical work day will begin at 7:30 a.m. and include duties such as mopping floors, cleaning toilets, raking leaves, cutting grass, painting and shoveling snow, Truman said.

That really sounds a bit harsh and perhaps a violation of the 8th Amendment. I think that politicians should just be limited to cleaning the prison toilets.

[jaydubya2]

"Ryan was convicted of steering big-money state contracts to friends, using state money and state workers to run his campaigns and killing an investigation of bribes paid for truck driver's licenses."

And also trying to squash the investigation into these violations.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Waterfowl habitat ? WTF ?
Does he get a black Lab and a Beretta to go with ?

[guinnessman]

Thank you for mentioning that.

After all this reporting on Ryan’s feeling, we never hear how the Willis’ must be feeling as they look at pictures of their six dead children and hear George Ryan talk about his “clear conscience”.

[Larry Lucido]

It’s okay, George. The prison yard is a “gun free” zone. You’ll be safe.

[Yogafist]

Do they also have to give DNA samples?

[gridlock]

For the Democrats, DNA samples are readily available, as it turns out...

[JRochelle]

I didn’t look up the story because it is such a horrific one.

It depresses me every time I think about those poor parents.

[Yogafist]

Oops, forgot. You’re right.

[wideawake]

"I don't think he was in the mood to be asked why he didn't have pancakes," said Craig Arrigoni, the general manager of the Original House of Pancakes.

Ryan going to prison bump and Original House Of Pancakes bump.

I've been to the OHP in Hyde Park at least 150 times.