12.13.2008

High hopes


Michael Johnston is a political science professor at Colgate University in New York — which is ranked just after Illinois for corruption convictions. Johnston, who has studied political corruption for 30 years, said places such as Illinois gain a bad reputation that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.



"Expectations build up … and you replicate those expectations when you get to the top of the ladder," Johnston said.

[From North Dakota tops analysis of corruption - USATODAY.com]

But North Dakota is most corrupt state, paper says.


Oh, the shame.



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