Posted on 12/09/2008 7:21:11 AM PST by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested in Chicago Tuesday on two counts each of corruption charges relating to trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. More at Fox News
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This is not the Blagjogevich President Obama knew.
Even if he did vacate his Senate seat how would we know? It’s not like he ever did anything there.
Well, it’s a start
US politics is like a pool of sh!t. Dems occupy the deep end, sloping up to Reps in the shallow end.
I wonder if Fitzpatrick can get the job done before January 21st?
I guess the perp didn’t have the tuition funds for the Clinton School of Corruption. Many of the allegations bring a fond deja vu tear to my eye for the warm, sunny days of 24-7, wall to wall corruption in Slick’s years.
William Jefferson (Racist, D-La) apparently DID attend Bill and Hill’s school.
He’s a DEMONCRAT.
Was wondering the same thing. I hope they throw the book at this man.
“Even if he did vacate his Senate seat how would we know? It’s not like he ever did anything there.”
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Yeah, Zero did ‘something’. He voted ‘present’. HAHA!
Waiting to see what kind of “news” coverage this gets. Isn’t Rezko up for sentencing soon?
Please, someone, give me encouraging words that there is a direct correlation to obummer and it will come out soon.
Signed,
A jaded, deflated conservative
Blagojevich was a close friend and colleague to Tahm Emanuel. Rahm took over his seat in congress after Blago ran for Governor.
“Details: Federal agents contacted the real estate agent hired to sell this Gold Coast home and asked why she had decided to include Patricia Blagojevich as a second agent. Mary Bennett, who originally listed the home alone, said she included Blagojevich at the request of the home’s owner, John H. Simpson.
Simpson is an investment banker who contributed $100,000 to the Blagojevich campaign and had worked at the Chicago investment firm that also used to employ U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill), a close ally of Blagojevich and the man who succeeded the governor in his seat in Congress.
“I figured the seller wanted to throw her a little business,” Bennett told the Tribune in an interview last year.””
yep, on cnn, no mention of political party affiliation.
I’m shocked I tell ya, shocked!!
Blagojevich was a close friend and colleague to Rahm Emanuel. Rahm took over his seat in congress after Blago ran for Governor.
“Details: Federal agents contacted the real estate agent hired to sell this Gold Coast home and asked why she had decided to include Patricia Blagojevich as a second agent. Mary Bennett, who originally listed the home alone, said she included Blagojevich at the request of the home’s owner, John H. Simpson.
Simpson is an investment banker who contributed $100,000 to the Blagojevich campaign and had worked at the Chicago investment firm that also used to employ U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill), a close ally of Blagojevich and the man who succeeded the governor in his seat in Congress.
“I figured the seller wanted to throw her a little business,” Bennett told the Tribune in an interview last year.””
If he was a Repub, you can bet it would have been part of the headline.
But.. But... If they arrest all the corrupt politicians, there won’t be anybody in Washington! Or the state capitals! Government will crash to a halt!
honestly, corrption doesn’t scarier than this...
if he is guilty (and he is), he ought to go away forever
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