Column: Post-verdict, sanctimonious pols put on a real show-stopper – Champaign News-Gazette*

Jim Dey: "(O)ne juror's post-verdict comment reflected a widespread public attitude. 'I would speak for the jury when I would say we want politics to run in a correct manner ... without any shady business that either skirts the rules or blatantly disregards them,' she said. Those are fine sentiments. This being Illinois, a relevant aphorism comes to mind: 'People in the nether regions want ice water. That's doesn't mean they're going to get it.'"