"I want to make money" -- The Crooked Politician Game
It's good they nabbed the guy. But there's thousands more of them out there. www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D94V9NK80&show_article=1 CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod...
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Illinois actually ranks 4th in Corruption, on a state-comparison basis. No. 1 (Most Corrupt): Mississippi No. 2: Louisiana
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I thought it was closer to #18. Let's not forget about that good ol' Senator from Alaska!
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Though I live in Arizona now and have so for the last 20 years, my heart will always be in Illinois and especially the Chicago area. My first 26 years were spent growing up there. This is just another...
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HombreLobo44 wrote: How old is this cretin anyway. He looks to be about 15 years old? Punk! Get ready for this one. He's 52. Mirek
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As with many pols, he promised a lot and made everyone think he's wonderful. Yes, he did actually do some good stuff for the State -- most notably, the All Kids Medicaid program. It makes sure that...
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IL House of Reps voted nearly unanimously to impeach Blagojevich this morning. Only one vote against, and one "Present" vote. Now, this moves onto the IL Senate in late Jan or early Feb, I believe.
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Another one. A Baltimore mayor. Innocent until proven guilty, of course. http://www.baltimoresun.c...dixon0109,0,3147190.story Mirek
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Last night's news was that Blago's lawyers are crying foul over the proceedings, going as far as to boycott the impeachment hearings. Calling it a "lynching" and likening tactics to those used at...
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And, if no one's heard yet (right...), IL has impeached Rod and he has been removed from office! Woo!
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This guy is something else. He would have been better off admitting his guilt and facing his penalty. Now he'll likely get the book tossed at him (unless he uses some political pull he has somewhere,...
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Howling Beast wrote: This guy is something else. He would have been better off admitting his guilt and facing his penalty. Now he'll likely get the book tossed at him (unless he uses some political...
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There will be more tapes released when the criminal trial starts. Blago was impeached for abuse of power for the last six years, and not necessarily due to the recent crap -- though that is a huge...
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>>Well the guy's political career is definitely over. Oh, I don't know. Just as evangelical priests who use prostitutes or are gay usually use their position, are "rehabilitated" , and then get...
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It seems (from tv and reading) that the majority of Illinois residents want the guy gone. This is completely different than the former Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, who is currently serving jail...
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Let us not forget Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Berry. He was caught on video with a crack pipe. He went to jail and later got re-elected.
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Blago was banned from public office in the IL proceedings. If any other state chooses to elect him, then they deserve him.
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It's good to know that Blago is making the most out of his 15 minutes -- he's headed for Letterman on Tuesday: http://www.suntimes.com/n...2,CST-NWS-blago02.article What does he think is going to...
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Oh this is a good one. from the Sun-Times: Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich said on the "Today" show Tuesday he rejected a deal with senators to keep his job as governor, choosing instead to...
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bgart13 wrote: Oh this is a good one. from the Sun-Times: Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich said on the "Today" show Tuesday he rejected a deal with senators to keep his job as governor,...
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Aaaaand... Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on one count in his trial, the rest was hung. A mistrial will likely be declared by the judge, and the US gov't vows to retry Blago. So, there ya go.
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