Well, it must be finally official. Illinois must be the single most corrupt state in the nation, if legislators approve the city of Chicago building and owning a casino. Isn't this the same city made famous around the world for its mobster ties? A Governor with a major gambling fetish, and a Senate President who is crooked as a corkscrew.

Sounds like the perfect plan, doesn't it?

You have to wonder if Illinois Republican Leader Frank Watson of Greenville is truly naive enough to believe even the written assurances of King Rod Blagojevich.