And I thought metro-Detroit politicians were corrupt

Then along comes Illinois. From this article at Newgeography.com comes some really harsh stats on the swamp that is politics in Chicago. And I thought we were bad because Detroit's ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was removed from office after pleading guilty to several corruption related felonies as was the Detroit City Council President who is currently in prison for taking bribes and a huge federal investigation is underway in re Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano's shenanigans. That's all pretty bad I admit but then along comes Illinois: At least 27 Chicago aldermen/women have been convicted of felonies for their conduct in office in past few years. (Frosting on the cake: Four of the last six Illinois governors were convicted of felonies and went to prison too.) And yet these guys get elected and re-elected with the regularity of a well oiled machine. Go figure?

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Ex-Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers on prison life: The food is bad and you can't get seconds
Monica should be grateful she went to the federal joint. Michigan prisons are quite a bit worse they tell me.
"...I think Jim Tressel is nothing but a slick, little con man."
Perhaps he is but is the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference willing to take him and the OSU machine on?
Detroit School Board chief not living in the city?
You can never tell about claims and statements leaked during divorce proceedings though.
Eastern Michigan University student interns apparently sold personal info on students and alumi 
But not to worry says administration. Yeah, sure. It wasn't your info mofo.
Safari web browser an easier hack than IE
Oh oh.
Copyright troll complains of defendant's legal fees
That's because they know they'll being paying them. Heh.
"Gastric Pacemaker" Fakes Fullness as You Eat
"An implant intended as a less drastic alternative to stomach stapling or stomach bypass surgery for the morbidly obese is now being sold in Europe. The device senses when a person is eating and generates a premature sensation of fullness by stimulating nerves that curl around the stomach."

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Detroit's own U.S. Rep. John Conyers' son was caught driving dad's government issued SUV around town while night-clubbing recently. Pretty small beer, as scandals go, but still, John "Congressman for Life" Conyers is just such an ethical and legal mess. And like the rest of the criminal organization known as the Congressional Black Caucus John doesn't give a fuck about how he conducts himself in office since he knows he is never evah gonna lose an election. Maybe, maybe not. Ask  Detroit's soon-to-be-ex-congresswoman U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick about that little bit of conventional wisdom.

Sign of the times...

Ex-Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers is to report to prison on the 10th.
And so a small step toward draining the swamp that is metro-Detroit politics is made. And on a related note a one-man grand jury has been appointed to look into the "Michigan Tea Party" false-flag operation by the Democrats too. Hope & Change!