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urbanguerrilla Donating Member (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 01:26 AM
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Dan Rostenkowski
Edited on Mon Nov-22-04 01:27 AM by urbanguerrilla
was he a scumbag like Toricelli or a unfairly tainted whipping boy?
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DrGonzoLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 01:31 AM
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1. Corrupt
Crooked as hell, he deserved to be kicked out of Congress.
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rsmith6621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 01:36 AM
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2. Danny Boy


wasnt a pretty boy for the party like Delay is.....neither was Danny from Texas to....
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 01:41 AM
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3. Dan had his machine, no question.
But he wasn't looking to turn the USA into a one party totalitarian dictatorship. He was a minor leaguer, corruption-wise, compared to DeLay.
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urbanguerrilla Donating Member (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 01:50 AM
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4. Was he the guy responsible for trying to sabotage Harold Washington?
n/t
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 02:00 AM
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5. No.
That was Vrydolyak. A total idiot!
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urbanguerrilla Donating Member (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 02:20 AM
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6. kick
I found an article shedding new light...

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1111/is_n1731_v289/ai_15643454
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 02:55 AM
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7. Chicagoan Andrew Greeley
has expressed support for Rostenkowski in some of his novels. Not a detailed accounting, but a one-line mention.
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