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.

[potlatch]

Yes, I can tell.

[MeekOneGOP]

Sounds like Grampa was a wise and intelligent gentleman. :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Did someone roll over on the rat govenor, or did he ask for protective custody?

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He got a call at 6 a.m. from the Feds and he asked if it was an "honest" call.

"No ... we're just here to bust up your illegal eBay party!!"

[elizabetty]

IL voters have again proven they are not too sharp in choosing their “leaders”.

I bet the voters in Illinois would love a chance to pick their own leaders. I suspect they have not in many decades.

[blueplum]

well well well...very interesting...I wonder how this ties in to Obama saying in a Barbara Walters interview that he had ‘lawyers’ ‘negotiating’ with the Secret Service over handing over his personal blackberryphone (and, at that point, had not turned said phone over).....connecting dots can be....very interesting.....

since neither Rahm or Obama are state senators anymore, I’d say it’s time to:
supeona Obama’s blackberry, and
supeona Rahm Emmanuel’s blackberry, too

(can one supeona phones?) let’s get to the bottom of this

don’tcha just love dots?

best regards, blu

[STARWISE]

That is priceless !! LOL .... swiped.

[AmericanGirlRising]

It’s not just the bBerries.. it’s the IP addresses and mailboxes they’re tied to. Easy dig IMHO. But the BB in O’s case is critical, because dude’s got BB-addiction.

[kcvl]

Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
by Mike Royko

Clout: Mayor Daley and His City
by Len O’Connor

[kcvl]

William F. Daley of Chicago: The Man, the Mayor, and the Limits of Conventional Politics. (1970)

Lords of the Last Machine: The Story of Politics in Chicago. (1987)

Himself!: The Life and Times of Mayor Richard J. Daley. (1978)

Requiem: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era. (1977)

Don’t Make No Waves, Don’t Back No Losers: An Insider’s Analysis of the Daley Machine. (1975)

We Don’t Want Nobody Sent: An Oral History of the Daley Years. (1979)

Legend: The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley (1989)

[Spacetrucker]

Are there any Illinois politicians who aren’t either completely corrupt or completely incompetent?

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"No"

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I second the motion (with a big, fat NOOOOOO)

[maggief]

“Have they said who they think the persons at the Tribune was who Blago wanted fired?”

Deputy Editorial Page Editor John P. McCormick

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120902746.html

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Thanks for the titles!

I’m thinking it was the O’Connor book that was mentioned.

[retrokitten]

Thank you, maggie!!

[maggief]

Smells like BS!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iZ7EJA2XWcKb4J9a-3-BoszplwKwD94VIEF81

The only writer named in the phone conversation excerpts was Deputy Editorial Page Editor John McCormick, whom Blagojevich allegedly called a “bad guy” in a Nov. 21 conversation with Harris.

McCormick said Thursday he was not aware of the alleged pressure and had not been contacted directly by the governor or any of his staff about the editorials.

[retrokitten]

That’s interesting.

[KeyLargo]

Blagojevich Scandal: What Did Obama Know, and When Did He Know It?

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 7:04 PM

By: David A. Patten Newsmax.com

[dfwgator]

Damn, he’s got even nicer hair than Rick Perry.

[KeyLargo]

[TBP]

The market is up this morning. The market goes up when Democrats get arrested.

[TBP]

I hope it was in front of his kids.

It was. And his wife.