Illinois Ranked Among the Worst in Government Management

The Daily Herald reports:

Most people cringe when they find their community or their state on those "worst" lists. Worst traffic. Worst schools. Worst corruption.

Generally, they respond to their civic embarrassment with anger and demand for change.

Not so in Illinois, where the governor responded to yet another dubious state distinction with his patented denial, a response that has now become automatic and is a big reason why the state is now considered among the bottom feeders.

A study by the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Center on the States ranked Illinois among the worst for government management and effectiveness.

When Rod Blagojevich with the help of Tony Rezko are running state government rankings like this can happen.