rod blagojevich

I looked but didn't see a thread. I apologize if this a duplicate. Amazing especially in light of the fact his campaign was focused in large part on the seemingly systemic corruption in that office.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/08/14th-day-for-blagojevich-jury.html "A federal jury today convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of only one count against him: lying to the FBI. Jurors said they were deadlocked on the other 23 counts against the former governor, and all four counts...

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/2427402,CST-NWS-BLAGO24.article "A top aide to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he believed Barack Obama knew of Blagojevich's plot to win himself a presidential Cabinet post in exchange for appointing Valerie Jarrett to the U.S. Senate. John...

http://register-news.com/local/x1358976257/UPDATE-Attorney-says-Blago-didnt-take-a-dime "Rod Blagojevich is an honest man who “didn’t take a dime,” and jurors will know that in their gut by the end of the case, the former Illinois governor’s fiery attorney said Tuesday at his corruption trial...

In case you've forgotten, Rod Blagojevich was the Illinois governor accused of corruption. You can read all about the sordid situation here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich_corruption_charges and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich Anyway, We Are Change is one of the...

Politics does indeed make for strange bedfellows. link

Yes, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojovich) appears to have publicly contradicted his testimony before the Illinois House Impeachment panel. Before, no one asked him to pay for his Senate seat. Now he remembers that Blago's brother did just that...

I think it's obvious that the guy is a wind bag.. but is it really that uncommon for governors to do stuff like this? Isn't this the kind of behavior that lobbyists have bread into the system? My main question, and the point I'm getting at is, do you think it was unethical of them to impeach...

I'm listening to him babble right now, all over the map. I'm expecting at any moment now for him to give the old "Animal House" speech: "...isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to me, but I'm not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth...

Yesterday: We won't seat Burris. Today: Ok, we will seat Burris. As my dad used to say, spines of jello and balls of mush.

All hail the mighty "black by popular demand" movement - hey he's right; why not? Worked for the upcoming prez. "We gotta put this guy in there - he's black!" But remember, that's not racist...

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/12/30/reports_blagojevich_to_appoint.html?hpid=topnews :eye-poppi:eye-poppi:jaw-dropp:jaw-dropp:jaw-dropp Looks as if Blago wants to create as much turmoil as possible as he goes down. I have to put some of the blame on the Illinois state...

Blagojevich's Crime: Honesty Posted by James Ostrowski at December 10, 2008 07:13 AM "So far as I can tell, Rod Blagojevich's crime is honesty. Most politicians on a daily basis trade political power for favors such as campaign donations, jobs for machine members and contracts for...

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1326788,rahm-emanuel-blagojevich-obama-121108.article "Blagojevich said, “He asks me for the fifth CD thing, I want it to be in his head.” Emanuel represents the 5th Congressional District in Illinois." Not much there yet but it's early in this mess...

As a related tangent to the Blagojevich thread posted below, there has been much speculation regarding his mysterious 'Candidate 5', the one most likely to line his pockets in exchange for a Senate seat. Here's the Yahoo breaking news article regarding Jackson Jr. as that very man...

Full complaint here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/acrobat/2008-12/43789434.pdf This forum is running slow as molasses this morning and I have to get to work, so I can't comment much. But it's a jaw-dropping insight into the cesspool that is Illinois politics, particularly the parts...

Good. Light a fire under that shifty, no-good, political wack-job govenor BloJo. He's had all summer to think about who will replace Obama, but he's trying to milk the decision for all the political clout he can. Ashhat

Our glorious leader here in the People's Democrat Republic of Illinois has decided to drive out businesses by taxing gross receipts, irregardless of income. And it's obviously the right thing to do, because God is on his side: And his message to businesses? No doubt many will. And he's...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/gaming/2003/apr/25/514996239.html Since when does education trump freedom?