Monday, August 18, 2008

Jones wants his son to succeed him

In an interview from Crain's Greg Hinz:
Mr. Jones confirmed that he would like his son, Emil Jones III, to succeed him in Springfield. “That would be nice,” he said. But he declined to elaborate, saying only that, “more than likely,” he would resign his position and be replaced on the November ballot by his son.
Well this quote is the focus of this post, but there are other subjects touched upon in this article. The quote unfortunately will reek of nepotism that we have seen in this state as of late. Some might be complaining not of nepotism but denying voters a true choice at the polls.

Before I go on to another subject, here's something else of note in a Sun-Times article involving Sen. Jones...
Jones, a former city sewer inspector, endured criticism for taking tens of thousands of dollars in interest-free loans from his campaign fund and for multimillion-dollar, no-bid government contracts steered to a technology firm headed by his stepson, John Sterling.
This story and the quote is via Newsalert!

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