Gov. Ryan going to Jail

Gov. George Ryan of Illinois is going to jail for fraud and racketeering. For a decade as Secretary of State, and then as Governor, he steered contracts to friends who gave him bribes of vacations, gifts and cash. When investigators tried to investigate what was going on, he fired them. A family of 6 died as an indirect result of his greedy crimes.

Here is what GOP state Rep. Bill Black had to say: "Why would anybody take any great satisfaction that this man is going to prison? He had decades of, I think, noble service."

Is this where "moral" America is right now? The corrupt are portrayed as noble servants who are mere victims of ... well, something. Getting caught by people who have a beef against corrupt regimes I guess.