by nyffman on Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:10 am
Her father, Michael Madigan has been the Speaker of the House in IL since 1983, except for two years in which the Republicans held a majority. He's also chairman of the Democrat party in that state and anti gun. He was an antagonist to former governor Blago and there has been some talk that he and his daughter are setting things up for her to run for Governor. Quite a family enterprise they have started.
our quarrel is not about the value of freedom per se, but stems from our opinion of our fellow men … a man’s admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him --Alexis de Tocqueville--