Should George Ryan go free?
December 2nd 2008 18:00
Wow. I know I shouldn’t have been surprised. But when sen .Dick Durbin’s aides handed out to reporters the senator’s letter to Bush, I just got mad when I read the pertinent sections.
As far as I know Durbin conceded to reporters that his sympathetic remarks last week toward Former Gov.Ryan were met with an “Outpouring of emotion” from across the state and that it had been "overwhelmingly negative reaction to his decision. You know I am not the only one who is blogging the issue of Ryan and of course as we all know Ryan was convicted in an old-fashioned political corruption case. He illegally steered business to his buddies. They took care of him. Let’s also look at one of the main assertions on Ryan’s behalf, that he is been punished enough in part because his government pension has already been taken away.
Ryan had already collected about $800,000 from his ridiculous $197,000 a year pension before he sent off to Jail.how many of you can expect to collect $800,000 from a pension in your entire lifetime? Not Many? Here is something Ryan wrote” My failings have brought humiliation upon my family, cost me my reputation and name, brought financial ruin to me and my wife, and worst of all, caused me to be away from Lura Lynn when, in our twilight years, she needs me most”
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As far as I know Durbin conceded to reporters that his sympathetic remarks last week toward Former Gov.Ryan were met with an “Outpouring of emotion” from across the state and that it had been "overwhelmingly negative reaction to his decision. You know I am not the only one who is blogging the issue of Ryan and of course as we all know Ryan was convicted in an old-fashioned political corruption case. He illegally steered business to his buddies. They took care of him. Let’s also look at one of the main assertions on Ryan’s behalf, that he is been punished enough in part because his government pension has already been taken away.
Ryan had already collected about $800,000 from his ridiculous $197,000 a year pension before he sent off to Jail.how many of you can expect to collect $800,000 from a pension in your entire lifetime? Not Many? Here is something Ryan wrote” My failings have brought humiliation upon my family, cost me my reputation and name, brought financial ruin to me and my wife, and worst of all, caused me to be away from Lura Lynn when, in our twilight years, she needs me most”
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