Special election for all offices in Illinois?

Let us recap where our once-great state stands today. We have public official A, never indicted. We now have Senate candidate Number 5, hmm, not yet indicted. We have a governor out of jail on bond for selling a U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder. Our last governor is behind bars. It has to make one wonder how we continue to let this happen. I believe this is a problem because the corruption goes so deep that these criminals feel that they will not be punished. Former Governor Ryan is looking to get a pardon and Sen Dick Durbin is asking for it. Why would our esteemed senator reach across the aisle to get yet another crook off the hook? Oh, I know: He is old and sick and already lost his pension, so why not let him go? If that were the case, why don't we open the gates to all our prisons for anyone old and sick and without a pension?

Sorry, George, I have no compassion for crooks. I propose that when our elected officials misuse the public trust, they pay a heavier price than normal criminals. They really are not normal criminals as they are the ones who write the laws and should be held to a much higher standard. When the arresting officer said Illinois politics reached a new low, he was wrong: Illinois politics defines low. The absolute best thing Illinois politicians can do for the residents of this once-great state is have a special election for every office in Illinois and get rid of as many of the crooks as we can. I think the sooner the better before our President-elect gets a little dirt on his hands.

Don Loresch

Elmhurst