Colorful Record

Illinois had some too-close-to-call primaries Tuesday.

Who will run for Governor? We don't know. Not for the elephants. And not for donkeys.

But we DO know who will represent for Lt. Gov. And in the case of the donkeys, it's not pretty:

Scott Lee Cohen -- a pawnbroker who shocked state Democratic leaders Tuesday night by winning the party's nomination for lieutenant governor -- was arrested about four-and-a-half years ago and accused of holding a knife to a former live-in girlfriend's neck, newly obtained court records show.

The misdemeanor charge against Cohen was dropped weeks later when the woman -- who had just been found guilty of prostitution -- failed to show up to testify, according to those records.

You might think Lt. Gov. isn't really an important job. But....

Our current governor's name is Quinn.
He was Lieutenant Governor when
Blago got caught on tape, and then
Mr. Quinn, of course, stepped in.