Pam Davis is credited with being the honest executive who stepped up and refused to accept the corruption of Illinois Governor Rod Blogojevich. Davis is the CEO of Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. The story of her personal involvement in the FBI’s corruption investigation which resulted in Blogojevich going to federal prison for 14 years is worth reading. It is an inspiring profile of a courageous woman.
Here is her interview in the October 2009 Fraud Magazine and the newspaper story in the March 14, 2012, Daily Herald online.
Her courage and conviction was best summarized in these lines from the Daily Herald online article: “Davis is sympathetic to Blagojevich’s family but unyielding in her conviction she did the right thing, even though it cost her a hospital in Plainfield. ‘I hold him personally responsible for dragging us through the sludge of his corruption,’ Davis said in an interview.”
She got it right. Plainfield didn’t get a hospital, because she wouldn’t pay to play. I wonder how many people in Idaho, Kootenai County, and Coeur d’Alene would get it right the way Pam Davis did?
What an inspiring interview, Bill. She is remarkable in her clarity of beliefs and willingness to stand strong. I like many of her statements but this one in particular:
Comment by mary — March 15, 2012 @ 11:25 am
From a historical perspective my opinion regarding elected officials is that the number would be 1 (Cliff Hayes). Hopefully the election (primary) will add to that number with the election of a new prosecuting attorney. As to Mary’s reference to “quiet anonymity” that is understandable, not acceptable, for the average Joe/Jane Six-Pack. As for elected officials such inaction is not understandable and not acceptable.
Elected officials should ascribe to the following paraphrased lines from the movie Boondock Saints:
It is your corrupt we claim.
It is your evil that will be sought by us.
With every breath we shall hunt them down.
Do not steal, do not lie, do not break your word, and do not abuse your position of authority.
These are principles which every person should embrace.
These are not polite suggestions, these are codes of behavior.
Those of you that ignore them will pay the cost.
We urge you not to push the bounds and cross over into corruption.
For if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see Justice coming for you. On that day, you will reap it.
Comment by Joe Six-Pack — March 15, 2012 @ 12:26 pm