Will of the People

WOW!  Scott Lee Cohen resigns. That's all well and good. But really, was it? I don't think his resignation was voluntary. For those of you reading, let me recap the Cohen debacle. Scott Lee Cohen was the Democratic candidate for Lt Governor. The media, and I'm sure the Party, knew his unsavory past. Mr. Cohen has a long reported record of having difficulties with women. One such instance reported but no prosecuted, was a knife incident. Supposedly, Mr. Cohen held a knife to the throat of his then girlfriend, Aka a masseuse, but in real life a prostitute. He was charged with battery, but no charges were formally pressed. His wife, not the hooker, had an Order of Protection. Because Mr. Cohen supposedly became violent while taking steroids.  Boy, this is quite a biography for a candidate. Who, if elected, is a heartbeat away from the governorship. Blago pales in comparison.

 

Enter Speaker of the House Mike Madigan .. After Mr. Cohen was duly elected by the citizens of Illinois, Mr. Madigan thought perhaps Mr. Cohen's past might be a deterrent to winning the gubernatorial election in November. Illinois politics at it's best, considering the last 3 governors have been indicted.

 

On a more serious note, this case has long range ramifications. First of all, Mr. Cohen was duly elected. Should pressure from a party overturn the will of the people? If so, whose next?  I think a government that overturns the will of the people is called socialist or a dictatorship. Is that where the United States is going? The information on Mr. Cohen was available for anyone who is a serious voter to discover. The vetting process of the Democrats surely revealed his skeletons. So the question has to be posed, what is the hidden agenda in the decision of the Democrats, to place pressure on an elected candidate and force their resignation?

 

Oddly enough, Mayor Daley understands. And has articulated that in the public square. He placed the blame on the media, not Mr. Cohen, and not the vetting process, and certainly not on his friend Mike Madigan. More to come. For instance, who will take Mr. Cohen's place on the ballot? The Democratic Party can and will decide that. Is this Democracy? If so, we are in real trouble.