Dollars Talk, Penny Packers Walk



"Illinoi$ Politic$ at it$ fine$t"

 Sure, Illinois' Supreme Court ripped the Court of Appeals ruling as one that completely ignored the concept of property in Illinois as written in state law, but let's be honest--everyone and everything (including farts in the wind) knew that Rahm wasn't gonna be removed. I suppose I write this at the expense of ignorance (perhaps other offices in the state or country have legitimately banned high-profile/campaign-raising candidates and stuck to it), but no one actually believed that the President's right-hand man in the city of the bluest of blue liberals was going to stay off the ballot.

As we know, money doesn't always buy happiness. Couple sports examples:

NY Yankees: $1.78B spent on player salary since 2001 - (source: USAtoday.com) (avg 178 mil/year); championships since 2001: 1 (same as the Marlins)

Washington Redskins...some of their more notable contracts since Daniel Snyder (see his other offenses as owner/business guy here) became owner: Mark Brunell (7 yr/$43M)- played 4 years of deal; Lavernius Coles (5yr/$35M)- played 2 years of deal; Jeff George (4yr/$18.5M)- played 8 games in two years before retiring; Albert Haynesworth (7yr/$100M)- likely played in his last game (20th total) for the team; Deion Sanders (7yr/56M) played one season. Record for Redskins since Snyder became owner in 1999: 86-106

Odds are, the Rahm business here will fall into this $$$$ talk, just knowing how bad Illinois is looking financially and how the parties just can't follow the advice of Mr. King, Rodney:

"Can't we all just get along?"

Good question, Mr. King....good question.

In the meantime, if you have money, make the most of it. Odds are, you're more in a position of doing what you want than the rest of us.