So, Ole King Rod Blagojevich thinks fulfilling one of the core missions of the Department of Natural Resources is frivolous spending. My, what a shock, since it only pisses off downstate voters. But Kristen McQueary, you should be ashamed of reporting on something you've obviously never experienced first hand.

Perhaps the Governor's Staff, being the geniuses they are and confusing Chicago with Springfield, have also failed to consider that as early as 2003 that the scientific community was already questioning the desirability of pushing ahead with FutureGen as envisioned?

Apparently King Rod Blagojevich has convinced his staff that Chicago is the capitol of Illinois, and not Springfield. Abby Ottenhoff, one of King Rod’s many publicly funded cronies, is quoted telling the Associated Press “We define the principal place of business as Chicago, and all the flights are billed accordingly.”