CHICAGO POLITICS BODY COUNT IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS 292 MURDERED IN CHICAGO 221 KILLED IN IRAQ THE LEADERSHIP IN ILLINOIS ; SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D) SEN. DICK DURBIN (D) REP. JESSE JACKSON, JR. (D) GOV. ROD BLOGOJEVICH (D) HOUSE LEADER MIKE MADIGAN (D) ATTY. GEN LISA MADIGAN (D) MAYOR RICHARD DALY (D) (ALL DEMOCRATS) THANK YOU FOR THE COMBAT ZONE IN CHICAGO OF COURSE THEY ARE BLAMING EACH OTHER. CAN'T BLAME THE REPUBLICANS, BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY.!!!!! STATE PENSION FUND $44 BILLION IN DEBT, WORST IN THE NATION. COOK COUNTY (CHICAGO) SALES TAX 10.25%, HIGHEST IN THE NATION. CHICAGO SCHOOL SYSTEM ONE OF THE WORST IN THE NATION. THIS IS THE POLITICAL MACHINE THAT OBAMA SAYS HE COMES FROM IN ILLINOIS .
You forgot to mention that Bill Ayers is a major cog in the IL/Chicago educational system (and a professor at UIC in {drum roll} education) -- Annenberg Challenge baby O0; sets the tone for the entire state public education system and the state's colleges of education.
and speaking of Mr. Ayers: http://no-pasaran.blogspot.com/ attn: "Thank you Europe" Y'all might want to take a gander at that
and all your info is I believe very valid -- I know the body count is my Annenberg stuff is very legit as well