Clueless Governor, but Does Chicago Deserve any Better?
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Officially, Illinois lawmakers will gather soon to consider a special election to replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate — but it was already clear Sunday that ousting disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich was at the top of many to-do lists.
"On a scale of one to 10, impeachment is 25 and everything else is a two," said Rep. Jack Franks, a fellow Democrat from Woodstock.
A legislative session beginning Monday will be the first since Blagojevich was arrested last week on charges that he tried to profit from his power to choose Obama's replacement and shook down businesses seeking state deals.
Republicans said Sunday that they plan to put intense public pressure on Democrats to move against Blagojevich. A spokesman for Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan said he will discuss the idea with Republican leaders on Monday.
Meanwhile, Blagojevich was expected to firm up his legal representation after meeting over the weekend with Chicago attorney Ed Genson, who has defended media mogul Conrad Black and R&B singer R. Kelly. On Sunday, Blagojevich's wife, Patti, went into Genson's building.
Genson, a bulldog who generally takes his cases to trial, has said he and the governor would make a "mutual decision" on Monday. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero said the governor "has no plans on resigning Monday."
Chicago deserves all of this negative attention in my opinion. Corruption has been the city's trade mark for over one hundred years. Why is everybody so surprised? Chicago has had plenty of time to clean itself up. So...they must be happy with corrupt politicians. They keep electing them. And ....this guys Reputation precedes him. So , to now act as if "we got to get this guy outta here" is just a silly attempt. to either divert the countries attention away from their corrupt state. Or an attempt to shut him up before he makes a deal. A deal exposing WHO KNOWS !!! His life isn't worth a wooden nickle right now. He had better get some DAMN good protection from the FEDS. and some good Life Insurance. Because you know he isn't going down alone, Jesse Jackson JR. reputation is all ready ruined, and the more he talks the more he looks dirty. The question is where are all the skeletons buried, because the scandal is too big to handle in house anymore. And this guy isn't going down alone.
"On a scale of one to 10, impeachment is 25 and everything else is a two," said Rep. Jack Franks, a fellow Democrat from Woodstock.
A legislative session beginning Monday will be the first since Blagojevich was arrested last week on charges that he tried to profit from his power to choose Obama's replacement and shook down businesses seeking state deals.
Republicans said Sunday that they plan to put intense public pressure on Democrats to move against Blagojevich. A spokesman for Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan said he will discuss the idea with Republican leaders on Monday.
Meanwhile, Blagojevich was expected to firm up his legal representation after meeting over the weekend with Chicago attorney Ed Genson, who has defended media mogul Conrad Black and R&B singer R. Kelly. On Sunday, Blagojevich's wife, Patti, went into Genson's building.
Genson, a bulldog who generally takes his cases to trial, has said he and the governor would make a "mutual decision" on Monday. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero said the governor "has no plans on resigning Monday."
Chicago deserves all of this negative attention in my opinion. Corruption has been the city's trade mark for over one hundred years. Why is everybody so surprised? Chicago has had plenty of time to clean itself up. So...they must be happy with corrupt politicians. They keep electing them. And ....this guys Reputation precedes him. So , to now act as if "we got to get this guy outta here" is just a silly attempt. to either divert the countries attention away from their corrupt state. Or an attempt to shut him up before he makes a deal. A deal exposing WHO KNOWS !!! His life isn't worth a wooden nickle right now. He had better get some DAMN good protection from the FEDS. and some good Life Insurance. Because you know he isn't going down alone, Jesse Jackson JR. reputation is all ready ruined, and the more he talks the more he looks dirty. The question is where are all the skeletons buried, because the scandal is too big to handle in house anymore. And this guy isn't going down alone.
