Gov. Pat Quinn (D) was pushing for reform in Illinois politics at the same time his campaign aides were selling "face time" with the Governor to trade groups. Quinn succeeded former Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) after the latter was indicted for offering to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat along with several other charges of corruption.Quinn's campaign aides approached several trade groups in Springfield with the offer to meet with the Governor in return for $15,000 campaign donations.On Friday, Quinn confirmed he was aware his campaign contacted groups that already offered to help him raise campaign cash. But he also acknowledged those efforts went "above and beyond" to include some that hadn't offered fundraising help. A campaign director "made a mistake" that was "naive," the governor said.Apparently naive mistakes are no longer tolerated in Illinois.Meanwhile, those reform efforts are meeting resistance in...(Read Full Post)