Got a Bielke Sign in Your Neighborhood?

The answer is probably yes. You can not swing a dead cat with out hitting one in St. Clair County. After reading the article about Bielke and Wyvetter Younge in the Belleville paper, I started wondering where he got the $65,000 (almost 4 time what Younge has) to run for the Illinois State General Assembly. Why would he even want to pay that much for a job that earns only $66,000 a year? The answer can be found over at FollowTheMoney.org. The list of his contributors reads like a who's who of the rich developers, builders, car dealers, oil and gas companies and even the President of the Belleville Shoe Factory (He was the one that landed all the CENTCOM contracts for boots - hooray for war, I am going to buy me a legislator!).



Bielke pictured with John "Who needs Habeas Corpus, go ahead and torture them" McCain

In addition to being in the pockets of big business, he also supports everything that has got this country so screwed up. His campaign funding is a microcosm of what is going on at the national level - war profits and taxpayer waste being funneled into the pockets of the GOP. So, if you are able to navigate your way through his wealthy, elite funded signs and get to the polls, remember what his party has done to our country.