Illinois Politics

[Edwina's Secretary]

The saga continues ... Even if Blago is removed from office, he does not lose his state pension. I think he should - I believe Gov. Ryan did.

If Rod is convicted of a felony he too will lose his state pension. Fingers crossed!

Did you see Geraldo Rivera defending Blagovich???? Wow!!!!

[Puckstop31]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69w0n...eature=related

Glenn Beck takes it too him.

[cassiesmom]

The Illinois State Senate voted 59-0 to remove him from office and also that he could never again hold public office in Illinois. The lieutenant governor was very quietly sworn in, but they're going to ceremonially swear him in again shortly, so I'm sure that will be all over the late news.

I don't know if you can see it in this picture but the right-hand side of the sign says "Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor". I heard on news radio that these toll road signs would be removed tomorrow if in fact he was taken out of office. I'd like to go out and do it tonight!


If something happens to the lieutenant governor between now and the 2010 election, the Illinois Attorney General is next in line and she has said publicly that she doesn't want to be governor.

[K9soul]

I'm glad it's over and justice prevailed.

[phesina]

If Rod is convicted of a felony he too will lose his state pension. Fingers crossed!

Did you see Geraldo Rivera defending Blagovich???? Wow!!!!

What on earth did Geraldo have to say in Blago's defense?

[cassiesmom]

Illinois ... Where our governors make our license plates

[Lady's Human]

Better than Boston.....

Boston's mayor ran the city from a jail cell for a while.

[Karen]

Or Providence, no offense Rhode Islanders ... but Buddy Cianci springs to mind ...

[RICHARD]

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-draws-outrage

One blunder on top of another?

The mayor of East Haven, Conn., came under a torrent of criticism Wednesday for telling a TV reporter “I might have tacos” when asked about how he would support the Latino community in the aftermath of the arrest of four town police officers accused of racially profiling and bullying Latino residents.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called Mayor Joseph Maturo's comments "repugnant" and "unacceptable." An attorney for some Latinos suing the town police department called the comments “appalling.” Some residents said the mayor should step down.

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Words are nothing but words.

But, Tacos are 99 cents at Taco Bell, unless you get the 12 pak.

I think it's more offensive that he would not consider the 'special' you get beans and rice with your tacos.

[cassiesmom]

I will be very glad when this election cycle is over. Some of the TV and radio commercials for the different congressional candidates are attacks against their opponent, either their political, business or sometimes even their personal life. Candidates, I wish you'd use those spots to tell me why I should vote for you instead of your opponent. The ones between Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth seem particularly nasty to me and they've gotten worse the past few days. 14 days till the election. I find that I'm avoiding the television so I don't have to see the ads. I should listen to CD's in the car, too, instead of the radio.

[cassiesmom]

Well... Jesse Jackson, Jr. has submitted his resignation and acknowledged that he is under investigation. Only in Illinois. In any other state he would have not run again and someone else would be making arrangements to take over his district right now. But not in Illinois -- he was re-elected despite barely mounting a campaign, so now there will be some kind of special election to replace him, and people who didn't run for the office on the November ballot will try to get it now. We might be the Land of Lincoln but I think we are also the land of SNAFU politics.