Source: Feds take [Illinois] Gov. Blagojevich into custody

Chicago Tribune ^ | 12/09/08

[KeyLargo]

A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information, and a spokesman for the governor did not immediately return a phone call for comment.

[STARWISE]

Me, too .. LOL. And who knows where will it end ?? FNC mentioned Mr. 0-man's cabinet seats may have also been plums for dealing? Unreal .. they know the US atty is probing everywhere, and still they're THAT stupid.

I bet Mayor Daley's breakfast is churning in his gut like a an intestinal tornado.

[Polarik]

“Pograms!” “Pograms!” “Get yer pograms right here!”

[Beagle8U]

“A cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.”

That is the money quote! It means that he was also dealing with Obummer! The state of Ill doesn’t have ambassadorships.

[browardchad]

NEWSFLASH...WHICH MEANS HE WAS DEALING WITH OBAMA TOO? Only Obama can give the idiot an AMBASSADORSHIP OR CABINET POST!!

It looks that way, but I wouldn't get too excited. Obama's people may have ratted on Blago, just to endear themselves to Fitzgerald -- or because they knew the phones were tapped.

[hoosiermama]

Obumpa

[SJackson]

But never a Chicago Mayor, they’re as pure as driven snow.

[snowsislander]

NEWSFLASH...WHICH MEANS HE WAS DEALING WITH OBAMA TOO? Only Obama can give the idiot an AMBASSADORSHIP OR CABINET POST!!

Yes, this is an interesting development. Let's see where it goes.

[AdvisorB]

This guy made the same kind of dare, and his "Monkey Business" cost him bigtime.

[Houghton M.]

“Yes, this is really weird...who appoints Obama’s replacement if Blowgo is out of the picture?”

The same person who appointed Obama in the first place—Richie Daley, after checking first with Calypso Louie Farrakhan.

[penelopesire]

You are so right. I forget how frustrating it is to watch those things. ‘We can not answer that at this time’...next question...’We can not answer that at this time..next question..’We can not answer that at this time’....lol

[Free America52]

I hadn’t thought about ole buddy Rahm. This might get really interesting. Let those canaries sing!

[mewzilla]

Hey, thanks! :)

Wonder what ole Rahm is doing this morning? Somebody should check to see if a shredder truck is parked in front of his house....lol

Shredder and hard drives....

[retrokitten]

But never a Chicago Mayor, they’re as pure as driven snow.

I assume that by "driven snow" you mean that snow on the side of the road that is all black from dirt, has rocks, used needles, Old Style cans, and a shoe sticking out of it?

[Truth Addict]

A cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.

Only Obama can offer him this!

Is it possible that this probe could extend all the way to the top?

[arkady_renko]

SORRY AMERICA! -- Here is your hope and change!

To paraphrase scripture, can anything good come out of Chicago? If you thought Little Rock was corrupt, those of us that live near Chicago see our finacial future destroyed by the place. Mayor Daley (Soon to be Mayor 'A'?) is possessed with bring the Olympics to Chicago and who knows how many deals he has struck to do it?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

But, Blago could have made the offer to Opossum.

[RummyChick]

Did he name the person in the recorded conversation or did he refer to him as Candidate Number 5. I didn’t know if it was redacted by inserting Candidate Number 5.

[Houghton M.]

Quinn is a goofball, windmill-jousting Greenie who backflipped his way into the Lt. Gov. spot. He’ll be so inept trying to manage the governor’s office that we’ll be wishing for Blago’s return before it’s all over. That’s how utterly messed up Illinois politics are.

[mewzilla]

Michelle Malkin's got the story....

Corruptocrat alert: Blagojevich taken into custody by FBI; conspired to sell/trade HHS position, stifle newspaper

[o_zarkman44]

Bank of America Strikes Back????
LOL