Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama likes to give himself star billing for his role in enacting ethics reforms in Illinois a decade ago, but he didn't act alone.
Obama told a New Hampshire audience last month that he pushed through the Illinois' toughest ethics reform in 25 years, despite the opposition of Democrats and Republicans.
In fact, Obama was part of an ensemble that negotiated the legislation and built support for it. And the ethics bill passed by lopsided margins of 52-4 in the Senate and 102-3 in the House, although its riskier moments came earlier during those behind-the-scene negotiations that Obama was heavily involved in.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Obama's role in Illinois ethics bill was complicated
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