Illinois was not always the lowest point in the US.

 
Low... lower... lowest... sinking lower still. And then we arrive in today's Illinois. The lowest point in the nation and home to Illinois' BO.
Richard Nixon, one of the more disreputable and less-trusted presidents, resigned in disgrace before imminent impeachment. However, his solid patriotism and belief in the USA and its principles was well established. Nixon's dedication to the betterment of all American's lives though their own honest, hard work was well established and trusted. Nixon was not a racist. Nixon became distracted in a political scandal, but his dedication to the USA, its people, and its Constitution were firmly held with integrity. Nixon would never have worked to injure the nation, its economy, its Constitution, or its people.
On the contrary, Obama, in his church for over 20 years, through his statements of disdain for the USA and its Constitution, by his admitted distrust of white people, in his deceitful manipulations in the elections and vague promises he made, by his refusal to disclose his college grades and his birth certificate to prove his eligibility, Obama has demonstrated his true beliefs and the causes that he supports. Obama has demonstrated that he is not a patriotic American. He admittedly wants to violate capitalism through "income redistribution and believes successful people have earned too much. He has over decades aligned with un-American people of disrepute.
Will a decent American ever be willing to serve Illinois' people with the likes of most other Illinois politicians of today? It is doubtful.
 
During the 1950s, 60s, 70s & 80s   During the late 1990s & 2000s

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower
    On January 20, 2009, the United States of America will have a new president.
He was selected much like a religious leader by people with little comprehension of the requirements, responsibilities, and powers of this office.
He was selected by a people who do not understand what Obama's plans are for America's capitalism, liberty, and individual rights.
Many of the fools who voted for Obama will never understand why they have less opportunity, less money, and less happiness
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Illinois Governor James Edgar
 
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

Illinois Senator Charles Percy
 
Illinois Senator Barack Hussein Obama