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Ethics in Politics: An evening with Former Governor Rod Blagojevich
— Title of an actual upcoming event sponsored by the Northwestern University College Democrats.
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Rod Blagojevich Is Probably Going to Federal Prison
- Not a good day for ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. John Harris, his former chief of staff, struck a plea bargain in which he will plead guilty to wire fraud and implicate Blagojevich. Will this be the Illinois version of “the bitch set me up?” (CNN)
- Your Minnesota GOP cut Al Franken a check for $95,000 to help cover the cost of Norm Coleman’s numerous legal challenges. Who are the humorous comedians now, MN GOP? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- Someone named Bush says President Obama is decieving the American public. Okay, it’s Jeb, but seriously, Bush family, you don’t really have any credibility there. (Esquire)
- John Ensign, remember him? The guy who had an affair like three days before Mark Sanford? Well, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) knew about Ensign’s affair a year ago and told Ensign to end it because of family values. Coburn also told Ensign to pay the husband of the woman he was having an affair with “millions of dollars” to get him off his case because of, um, “family values?” (Politico)
- Your New York Times published a series of photos on real estate projects that have been abandoned because of the recession. There’s one problem though, which is that all of the pictures are fake. Why does your professional news media fail so much? (Editor & Publisher)
Roland Burris Has Already Lost 2010 Election
Not good news today for Roland Burris, America’s Senator™. Burris, who holds Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and is therefore guaranteed to be president in, like, a year and a half, is basically hated by all of Illinois because everybody knows that he was in cahoots with that douchebag, ex-Gov. Blagojevich:
Sixty-one percent (61%) of Illinois voters now say they would definitely vote against Democratic Senator Roland Burris if he runs for a full term in 2010, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
That result is up from 54% back in April. Burris was named to the Senate by since-impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama.
Only six percent (6%) of voters would definitely vote for Burris, while 32% say their vote would depend on who runs against him.
Burris has not yet said whether he intends to seek a full term in the Senate next year, but 74% of Illinois voters say he should not run. Just 13% say he should.
Twenty-one percent (21%) say it is likely Burris would be elected if he ran for the Senate in 2010, while most (75%) say that outcome is unlikely.
Or in other words, kindly GTFO Roland Burris! Seriously, if Illinois Democrats cannot find someone to demolish Burris in the primary (maybe someone who hasn’t been recorded on tape begging for a Senate seat) then they should just quit politics, forever.
Valentine’s Day Is Dead
- Once upon a time, February 14 was Valentine’s Day. But then the recession killed it because we are all out of money. The end! (New York Times)
- Back before he officially became Illinois’ newest senator, Roland Burris said no one asked him for money in exchange for the seat. Turns out he “omitted” that time when Blago’s brother asked him to help raise funds for Blago’s campaign. Whoops! (Chicago Tribune)
- Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a Republican who runs the third most conservative state, announced that he supports civil unions for gay couples in a state where 70 percent oppose them! And this is the state that basically funded the enire Prop 8 campaign! (The Atlantic)
- So you’re sitting on your couch tomorrow watching the NBA All-Stars Game and all of the sudden Barack Obama is on your television telling you to get off the couch and go help people. This will happen tomorrow. (CNN)
- You know you want to watch this, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day. (Homestar Runner)
Blago Still Loves You, Illinois
He’s been unanimously kicked out of office and barred from any further public service, but Rod Blagojevich will never stop working for you.
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He tried to sell that Senate seat and extorted the children’s hospital becasue he loves you!
Bye Bye Blago
You will not be missed:
The Illinois Senate unanimously voted to expel embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) from office.
That means Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn (D) becomes the state’s new governor.
Update: Also,
Moments after removing him from office, the Illinois senate voted unanimously to prevent impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich from ever holding political office in the state again.
Because Blago is exactly the kind of person who would try and run again.
“I want to apologize…but I can’t.”
Becuase he didn’t do anything wrong, obviously!
Your Quote of the Day, courtesy of probably-soon-to-be-ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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Blago’s Lead Defense Attorney Steps Down
If Rod Blagojevich’s arrest was his own personal Pearl Harbor, then this must be his Battle of Guam:
Prominent Chicago defense lawyer Ed Genson said Friday he intends to resign as attorney for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the criminal case against the governor.
“I never require a client to do what I say but I do require them to at least listen to what I say. … I wish the governor good luck and godspeed,” Genson said in brief remarks to reporters.
Hahaha. Please, please televise this trial.
A Date Which Will Live In Infamy
- Rod Blagojevich says his arrest is just like the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I suppose that means Patrick Fitzgerald is Hideki Tojo. (Associated Press)
- By a vote of 61-36 (including all 16 female Senators), the Senate has passed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which will now go to President Obama for his signature. (US Senate/Washington Post)
- The federal government under Obama isn’t wasting any time getting to work. The FDA today approved the first clinical test that will use embryonic stem cells. Researchers hope to reverse paralysis in people with recent spinal cord injuries. (ABC News)
- Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain spent $1.22 million redecorating his office earlier last year. And then he came to Congress to ask for a bailout. A true American hero. (CNBC)
Double Impeachment
- Haha, Rod Blagojevich is so corrupt that he’s been impeached twice this week. The second time would have been unanimous, except one of the new Illinois legislators is his sister-in-law. (Chicago Tribune)
- Remember all those times that George Bush and friends kept repeating that the United States does not torture? Well, turns out we tortured at least one detainee, according to the Defense Department official responsible for convening military trials at Gitmo. (Washington Post)
- The Children’s Health Insurance Program reauthorization that George Bush vetoed in 2007 because he hates kids has passed the House by a whopping 289-139, with all but two Dems and a quarter of Republican voting in favor. (MSNBC/Clerk of the House)
- UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the “War on Terror” was a mistake. So much for the coalition of the willing. (Guardian)
- A majority of Americans think George W. Bush is one of the five worst American presidents. (Rasmussen Reports)
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