HotAirhttps://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/03/22/illinois-dems-after-the-election-dump-the-crook-its-important/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 13:05:44 -0400Illinois Dems after the election: Dump the crook, it's important<![CDATA[Three days ago, Democrats in Illinois went to bat for Derrick Smith, the state lawmaker who got arrested after taking a bribe from an undercover federal agents.  Party officials on Chicago&#8217;s West Side even held a rally urging voters to support him in Tuesday&#8217;s primary against a former Republican challenging him for the nomination.  Democrats succeeded in getting Smith the nomination.]]>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:00:49 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/03/22/illinois-dems-after-the-election-dump-the-crook-its-important-n184671