There is no better way to start a blog than to comment on the insane. Usually, it takes some research before finding the right type of insanity. Fortunately for us, however, State Sen. Chris Lauzen (R-Aurora, Ill.) has made it so easy.
To start, Sen. Lauzen was questioned about securing Rose Bowl tickets from the president of the University of Illinois. While he was questioned, Lauzen pretty much lost it and lashed out at the reporter. My favorite part reads:
"Lauzen said he made a mistake running for office 16 years ago, saying politics is a 'crappy business' that has cost his family millions of dollars."
Imagine what would happen if a (God-forbid) Rep. Lauzen (R-Ill.) was asked about funding for some project he thought to be innocuous.
But this isn't the first I have heard of Sen. Lauzen's irrational behavior. Remember the week former House Speaker Denny Hastert announced his endorsement of Jim Oberweis?
First, we have a letter to Speaker Hastert asking him to not endorse anyone during the primary. In this letter he praises the Speaker for his years of services and anyone would be honored by the endorsement.
Then, after the endorsement, Sen. Lauzen has the audacity to attack Speaker Hastert on the years of service he had lauded just a few days earlier. And I thought flip-flopping went out with U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.)
It's hard to say the Senator's behavior is isolated with the campaign, however. In 2004, this police file (continued here and here) shows the State Senator who regrets ever running for office with a bit of a temper. Note: I have yet to post the entire police report, having only published three pages so far. I intend to have all 18 pages uploaded very soon.
In this report, it is easy to see Sen. Lauzen's temper is quite short. In the combination of just these three factors, it is plain to see that not only is the temper short but also that the behavior is uncharacteristic of a legislator.
I wonder if he can get a legislative perk at the psychiatric hospital?
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