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.

[lainie]

agreed there.

[conservativebabe]

LOL!

of course they don’t!

[saveliberty]

LOL

I am not going to go that far yet, maggief!

Let’s see if Fitzgerald can get the convictions.

It was horrifying to read that Blagojevich ordered Trib staff to be fired so that he could get more favorable press.

[Cheapskate]

You going to hang around for Fitz’s press conference

[sharkhawk]

I’m guessing #5 is Emil Jones.

My money is on little Luis Guiterrez, he's corrupt as they come, and almost as stupid as Blago.

[lainie]

I don’t think it could have been controlled for that long. And the players here are beyond stupid, so there’s too many loose cannons.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I never saw his name in the mix for Opossum’s seat. Hmmmm, he is stoopid.

[lainie]

“Rahm Emmanuel will be implicated”

Excellent insight; I agree.

Oh, MAN. That day is going to be SWEET.

[Mr. Silverback]

Did you notice that Blago, in an interview yesterday (!) linked Wyma to Rahm Emanuel? This will not sit well with His Majesty, Emperor Zero.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

My gut instinct is that RE will be “implicated” but never indicted. Opossum will fire him and he’ll get absorbed back into The Machine for protection.

[penelopesire]

He is probably very busy retro. It takes time to transfer all of your money to swiss bank accounts, shred every paper in your office/home and arrange for a private jet out of the country.....lol. Don’t be so hard on him.../sarcasm

[jellybean]

I’d say JJJ is Candidate #1.

Nope!

• Senate Candidate 1 eventually removed herself from consideration for the open seat.

Until proven otherwise, I'll presume Senate Candidate #5 is JJ Jr.

[sharkhawk]

He’s been mentioned. Have to have a hispanic name at least mentioned for diversity.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Was that in context with his ‘go ahead and tape me in the open’ remark?

[Centurion2000]

I used to work with a girl who was married to someone in the Jesse Jackson family. OMG what a bunch of weirdos. They wouldn’t let her drive. Someone in their family had to drop her off and pick her up every day. If they couldn’t find someone to do it, she couldn’t come to work. They had weird rules about what she could wear (only skirts) and whens she had to be home. Anything you could think of they had a rule for it.

Sounds like a pack of secret muslims.

[bcsco]

I’d be surprised if that (impeachment) happens quickly.

Not so sure about that. Blago has been a thorn in the side of Democrats and Republicans alike. It was a Democrat (can't recall the name) who was seeking impeachment before all this.

They may try to circle the wagons, but Blago is so disliked around the state, I doubt it will last long.

[lainie]

Blago isn’t well liked within the state party but he is a Dem. They will circle the wagons to slow things down.

You know what, I might disagree. It depends. What SHOULD they do? sell him out of town and try to move quickly past this scandal. But they are, apparently, not the brightest bunch of dems ever to infest a state government. So I guess we'll have to see.

[retrokitten]

LOLOLOL

[retrokitten]

Oooo...good catch.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Missed that! Thanks.

C#1 is Tammy D. Lisa M. publicly eliminated herself prior to any ‘list’ being generated.