I experienced this in a very personal way when these exact people characterized my resignation as a termination — even though the governor's own statement said I resigned. This type of behavior was not surprising to me because these are people who believe they raise themselves up by pushing someone else down, and who do not care about what is best for Illinois. I consider it a badge of honor that they felt the need to attack me on my way out, because it was made very clear: I am not one of them.