Alex Chediak

In a CNN commentary, Chuck Colson gives a taste of his own fall from power due to similar misdeeds: "I now realize that every human being has an infinite capacity for self-rationalization and self-delusion. Those who serve in public life are faced with enormous peer pressure and don't always take time to stop and think carefully about what they're doing. Sometimes -- absorbed in accumulating political power -- they're not interested in stopping to think. But as I learned firsthand, self-obsession destroys character. It has to." In the short article, Colson also recounts the night of his … [Read more...] about Chuck Colson On Gov. Rod Blagojevich: I’ve Been There

Three months ago, popular Christian singer Ray Boltz (known for songs such as "Thank You" among many others) publicly announced he was gay. As Mark Moring of Christianity Today explained at the time: One reason Boltz decided to come out now might be because he's performing Sunday at Jesus Metropolitan Community Church in Indianapolis, and then next Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, D.C. Both congregations are a part of a denomination that embraces the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community. Today, Mike Ensley, who serves in Exodus … [Read more...] about Ray Boltz’s Hunger For Community

The $64MM question: To what extent, if at all, was President-Elect Obama connected to or aware of IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corrupt activities? Obama is seeking to distance himself from the Governor, but ABC Correspondent Jack Tapper recalls a November 23 appearance on Fox News Chicago in which Obama's senior advisor David Axelrod was asked whether Obama had any preferences for his Senate replacement, a decision that lies solely with the Governor of IL. Axelrod's answer: "I know he's talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he … [Read more...] about Questions Arise Over Obama/Blagojevich Relationship

What a disgrace for my home state. The text of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's remarks. The criminal complaint (affidavit). Erin Zorn of the Chicago Tribune summarizes Fitzgerald's remarks: "The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering. They allege that (Ill. Gov. Rod) Blagojevich put a "for sale" sign on the naming of a United States Senator; involved himself personally in pay-to-play schemes with the urgency of a salesman meeting his annual sales target; and corruptly used his office in an effort to trample editorial voices of criticism...."Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about IL Gov. Blagojevich’s Political Corruption Crime Spree