With the anti-establishment mood in the country, we are going to see a lot of politicians the next few years claiming independence from the "politics as usual" crowd when they run for high office. Some will be genuine outsiders - insurgents who want to overturn not only politics in their state, but the corrupt way that government operates. And then there will be politicians like Illinois state representative Daniel liss who adopt an independent personae but are actually creatures of the same machine that has run the state for 50 years. Biss wants to be governor and has entered an already crowded Democratic field by proclaiming himself a "fresh face."  But there is a disconnect between what he says about politics in the state and how he has risen through the ranks of the Democratic party. The Hill: Launching his campaign, Biss promised to move the state away from the "billionaires and machine politicians," adding that House Speaker...(Read Full Post)