For secretary of state: Dan Rutherford
Wednesday October 25, 2006
Four years ago The News-Gazette, and just about every other newspaper in the state, endorsed Secretary of State Jesse White for a second term. And Illinois voters enthusiastically re-elected White, giving him more votes than any other candidate that year. He carried every one of the state's 102 counties.
But we're concerned that White has gotten lazy about, or at least indifferent to, improprieties in his office. While the secretary of state's office appears to still be doing a competent job serving the people of Illinois, there are what appear to be troubling ethical lapses in White's office. We don't want a recurrence of what happened to White's predecessor, George Ryan.
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Comments
I'm glad to read an endorsement that reflects common sense. Whether its doing nothing while Blago raided the college license plates fund, nepotism in hiring, or the Cecil Turner conviction, Jesse's time has come.
Posted by cmosquito on October 25, 2006 at 7:55 PM Suggest Removal
