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* The AP has a story up which breaks no new ground on the potential gubernatorial candidacies of Lisa Madigan and Bill Daley. Adlai’s quote at the end, however, is worth an excerpt…

While the all-in-the-family field of potential candidates may seem to some like yet another Illinois political oddity, it isn’t so striking to former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, whose own Illinois family tree includes a vice president, secretary of state and a governor.

“My father used to say he was born with an incurable, hereditary case of politics,” Stevenson said. “You’re born into a life of service, and sometimes you’re just conditioned to carry on.”

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 10:50 am

Comments

I guess is depends on how an individual or family defines “service.” There’s service, and there is something a bit more rank.

Comment by vise77 Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 10:55 am
When Adlai was getting started he asked Richard J. for advice, and he famously replied: “Don’t change your name.”

Political brand names have been around since the founding. Freylinghusens, Adams, Harrisons, Roosevelts, Tafts, Lodges, Kennedys, Browns, Bushes, Cuomos and on and on and on.

The trick is, you have to get the votes.

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 11:02 am
Great puff piece for Lisa, but a joke for what the AP used to call journalism. Great background anecdotes, and some serious few factual errors.

My favorite:
“In the first three months of 2013, Madigan raised $4.4 million, almost three times what Quinn reported on April 1.” In 3 months Lisa raised $4M! Wooooooah! Who cares if it’s accurate, it makes the race appear even more salacious.

Great work AP! Setting the bar for journalism since foreverago.

Comment by Empty Chair Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 11:15 am
And a typo by me. Credibility goes byebye.

Comment by Empty Chair Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 11:16 am
“breaks no new ground”
very charitable
wonder how they picked Murphy Serafin and Adlai?

BTW anyone else notice the IL Pension wizards are part of the charge to dump Chase honcho Dimon
Check the Wall Street Journal.

Comment by CircularFiringSquad Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 11:52 am
I would take a figure head Monarch of we could get rid of these actual dynasties.

Comment by RNUG Fan Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 11:56 am
Hello. My name is ________ and I am a politicaholic.

Comment by Pot calling kettle Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 12:18 pm
=== I would take a figure head Monarch of we could get rid of these actual dynasties. ===

It doesn’t seem like the voters agree

Comment by Fred's Mustache Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 12:24 pm
Actually, rather than hereditary service, running for political office for legacy candidates is more like travelling the path of least resistance.

Comment by Louis Howe Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 1:11 pm
No different in many ways from many business political dynasties, though.

Parents like to pass on whatever relative advantages they’ve acquired to their kids. Kids often like to claim them.

And interestingly, I -do- think it’s almost sometimes like a dynasty where the offspring-in-office has this moment: “Why am I here, again? I didn’t really want to be here …” I don’t think that applies to Lisa Madigan or Bill Daley however.

Comment by ZC Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 1:14 pm
==”You’re born into a life of service . . .”==

Doesn’t he mean that Lisa was adopted into this life of service? (BTW, adopting her is something for which I admire the Speaker.)

Comment by Anon. Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 1:34 pm
–Doesn’t he mean that Lisa was adopted into this life of service? (BTW, adopting her is something for which I admire the Speaker.)–

I’m sure that’s a load off his mind. What’s your point, again?

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 1:47 pm
Stakes is High

Comment by Dougie Fresh Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 2:31 pm
“If your name were ‘Edward Moore’ and not Edward Kennedy …”

And we all know how that turned out in 1962…

Lineage can help, and hurt,…and help.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 3:15 pm
- Just The Way It Is One -

Thanks for the “Shout-Out”

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 5:42 pm
OW, U r welcome–again, hilarious–keep chucklin’ every time I read it, although Loop Lady’s Telly Savalas’ comment pretty funny, too…

Comment by Just The Way It Is One Thursday, May 16, 13 @ 8:00 pm