Here’s a telling quote from a guy who does business with the state. He is commenting on the value of a ban on political contributions from contractors doing business with the state:

“It will be good for me, for purely selfish reasons,” said Tony Karam, an executive vice president at Albert Benesch & Co., a national consulting firm with a Chicago office that has had more than $40 million in Illinois Tollway and Transportation road contracts since 2003. “I’d like to see it signed because it will save me money. We won’t have to contribute anything. I wouldn’t even have to entertain the idea of supporting him . . . or her or anyone.“

Ah … That my friends is Illinois Politics in a nutshell.