Jones didn't act in state's best interest

Emil Jones, Gov. Blagojevich's closest ally in the state legislature, killed the effort that would allow voters to recall Blagojevich. With just days left to get a Constitutional Amendment authorizing recall on the ballot, Jones shut down the Illinois Senate so Democrat Senators could instead go to Indiana to campaign for Obama.

The state's House Speaker offered to keep state representatives in town all weekend if needed to meet a deadline for approving the recall amendment, but Jones even canceled a previously scheduled legislative day the following week, in order to give Senators extra time to campaign for Obama.

Jones' decision to place the Indiana primary at the top of his agenda effectively ran out the clock on efforts to add a voter recall amendment to the state constitution.

He and all those who allowed this to happen should also be removed as it is now clear they did not have the people's best interest in mind, perhaps this could have been avoided.

Cathy Burger

Mount Prospect