WisPolitics Budget Blog

Former Gov. George Ryan said he is confident he will be exonerated at his upcoming corruption trial because the government doesn't have one witness that says they gave him a corrupt dollar. story

Not one witness, correct. But perhaps, a dozen or more witnesses.

Yet another case for term limits. Bad things happen to career politicians. They get caught in the culture of those who feed off of powerful people.

Ryan would not have known the short cuts, the plausible deniability, the empowerment of staff like Scott Fawell, had he not served as Lieutenant Governor for 2 terms, for Secretary of State for 2 terms and in the legislature before all of that.

I am befuddled why Ryan's attorney would permit George to appear on WGN. Then again, no one I talk to can explain why Nick Hurtgen's attorney, Steve Hurley, would request letters be sent to the U.S. Attorney to serve as character references.