Ryan Goes Straight for the Top

As former governor George Ryan remains in jail, his attorney has a new target to plead to for a pardon: President Obama. Acknowledging that the president has "other things on his plate," Ryan's attorney, Jim Thompson (a former governor himself) plans on asking Obama to commute Ryan's sentence. Ryan is currently serving a six-and-a-half year prison term for racketeering and fraud. [Chicago Breaking News]