State Sen. 'Hollywood' Hendon resigns

State Sen. 'Hollywood' Hendon resigns




This is a very interesting article, and in an odd sort of way, this lady hit the proverbial nail on the head.

This is her quote:

At the statehouse, Collins said Hendon was disappointed with Tuesday's election results.

“People didn't come out. Down here we can't help our community. It's dying,” she said. “All the resources, they're steadily cutting back resources in our community. They're going to cut human services, all of the stuff that people in our community need. So when they come to our office for help, we're down here.

“We raised their taxes, but now we want to cut all their services. Well people with substance abuse, mental health treatment, those are people that affect  our community. People in prison going home, yet they increase the… Department of Corrections budget. But they're planning to decrease all the other budgets.

Collins suggested the message is “our children aren't important,” particularly with budget proposals to cut programs that help teens after school.

“When you can’t help our community … you feel impotent as an elected official,” she said.

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2011/02/state-sen-hollywood-hendon-resigns.html