Here in Illinois, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor was compelled to withdraw from the race amidst abuse rumors, steroid-use admissions, and allegations of a past paramour doubling as a hooker. An appropriate resume for vice governor, maybe, but lieutenant governor? Then again, what are the qualifications for a lieutenant governor? This headache for Illinois Democrats caused one top Illinois Democrat to think clearly. Why not abolish the office of lieutenant governor? That's what Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan proposes. It is a sound idea. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor gets paid over $100,000 and enjoys an office budget in excess of $2 million. What does a lieutenant governor do? Your guess is as good as mine. When the Eastern District of Massachusetts cut the chord to become Maine, the new state basically adopted the motherland's constitution save for one detail: it eliminated the job of lieutenant governor. Almost two centuries later, other states are finally catching up to Maine's wisdom.

And a bit more about another son of Illinois...

When Bush was running the show, one of the things that drove many people nuts was his bending of the 4th Amendment in cases were terrorists' cells phones were being monitored to hopefully thwart attacks.

Now this from the Obama Administration: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10451518-38.html

It's stated that "the Obama administration has argued that warrantess tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy no 'reasonable expectataion of privacy' in their -- or at least their cell phones -- whereabouts".

Constitution? We don't need no steeinking Constitution.