This is Rod Blagojevic erasure. He’s the one democrat that followed through on card check for union recognition, at least for public sector workers. He also sold a senate seat.

Congratulations Illinois for now being the only state in the union with vacation.

It’s the Roosevelt advantage- having an independent source of wealth makes you less beholden to the structures of the party and thus more able to do things the party and powerful circles wouldn’t let you do.

Ah, fdr