Letter to Lisa

Governor Blagojevich's hiring scandal is heating up. Spin and inconsistencies are becoming apparent to even the most casual observer.

Rich Miller's column this week in the Daily Southtown lays it all out succinctly. Hat tip to his Capitol Fax blog on Bill Brady's letter to Lisa.

The former Republican candidate for governor and current State Senator Bill Brady is doing the people's work in a letter to state Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan asking her to level with her constituents, the citizens of Illinois:

Brady, a Bloomington Republican, is also asking the Attorney General to publicly report on what steps her office is taking to ensure that critical evidence currently controlled by the Governor’s office is not destroyed or altered. Recently, a former employee of the Blagojevich Administration told the media she had been instructed to delete files involving campaign contributors. At the time those allegations surfaced, the Blagojevich Administration claimed it had the right to delete those files.

“This is a major concern. This Administration knows they are the target of prosecutors. In that kind of situation, the pressure to destroy or alter evidence is intense,” Sen. Brady said. “We need to make sure the evidence is being preserved for future prosecutions, if they become necessary.”

Yes, this is an election year. All the more reason to know as much of the truth as we can about Governor Blagojevich's involvement before the election.