Posted on 12/10/2008 12:29:13 PM PST by LdSentinal
CHICAGO (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says one of his top aides has resigned.
Spokeswoman Kelley Quinn on Wednesday said Deputy Gov. Bob Greenlee resigned. The reason for his resignation wasn't immediately clear.
Greenlee's resignation comes a day after Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges.
Greenlee was promoted to be a top aide to Blagojevich in June, replacing former Deputy Governor Sheila Nix. Greenlee had been a top administration aide previously.
State records indicate the 33-year-old Greenlee lives in Chicago and earned $149,000 a year.
Yes, James B. McDougall learned that “D” is not just “Democrat” but also “Death”.
Link to State of Illinois executive organizational chart... just fill in who is in each position and tick them off the list as they tumble...
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/handbook/executive_branch/executive_orgchart.pdf
There may be a special election to fill the post. No one wants Blago to fill it, and perhaps no one wants to be appointed to it by him.
Most states make do with a single Lieutenant Governor. I didn't know there was any such thing as a Deputy Governor. Maybe the fact that the state government is run as an appendage of the government of Chicago has something to do with it, since Deputy Mayors are fairly common.
One hour each from the last six presidents.
An incompent party hack is better than a Man of Mystery, who has definite socialist and fascist tendencies.
Did you know that the purpose of the Inauguration is to *honor* the incoming President? Well neither did I, but that is what they say on "Change.gov", from the Office of the President Elect.
The presidential inauguration is the official day that the President of the United States is sworn into office. The purpose of this inauguration is to honor the incoming president with formal ceremonies, including: a Presidential Swearing-in Ceremony, an Inaugural Address, and an Inaugural Parade. The inauguration will take place on January 20, 2009 in Washington D.C. on the steps of the United States Capitol. President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office, which states the following:
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
He says that, out in the open and all, lighting may strike him down right on the spot. Best to stay well away from the platform, if one were planning on attending this ceremony to Honor BHO.
She wants to be President, as a wolf wants a sheep.
That wolf just might catch that particular sheep.
Even if He’s implicated, would San Fran Nan’s House vote to impeach Him?
The difference between hired flunkie vs. elected flunkie. Although in Quinn's defense, he's not a Roddy flunkie.
Just goes to show you Illinois has way too many political patronage jobs in state government.
Some freepers compared Franks to a "Ken Lucas" type Democrat, I don't know if Franks is that conservative but he's certainly in the mold of an "Ike Skelton" type Dem in the state legislature, and hates Blago and Chicago machine corruption with a passion. The one factor that may give Quinn pause is that he's much further right than Quinn on social issues. Quinn is a populist "reform" Democrat and anti-machine candidate, but he's no conservative Dem. He's more of a bleeding heart honest Dem with lots of pet projects, like Bono from U2.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think an American citizen can be secretary-general of the U.N. due to the fact that the rules say that no member country of the Security Council can also have a representative as secretary-general....or something to that effect.
On the other hand, probably no controlling legal authority in the United Nations would ask her for her birth certificate.
Leni
Dream all you want, but the Obamessiah could rape and beat to death (not necessarily in that order) a 5 yo girl on live prime time National TV, and the presstitutes would just yawn, and the DNC would give him a pass.
“The purpose of this inauguration is to honor the incoming president with formal ceremonies, ,,”
Hussein is going to take it tribal. We are trying to get out of a potential meeting in D.C. in January. I don’t want to be anywhere near that hole!
Not one of those victims spilled the beans and that's why they're dead, just to make sure.
Consider the antithesis in Jennifer Flowers. She's alive today because she gained too much visibility to mess with her.
He’s from McHenry county, Franks.
http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=18285&type=category&category=
http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=18285
You can get an idea of his positions from that. Looks like he switched fro pro-life to pro-choice based on link #1.
IIRC they wouldn’t give him heart medication he needed?
This article doesn’t name Greenlee but does say that “Senate Candidate #4” is a Deputy Governor:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Unidentified-Characters.html
“Senate Candidate 4: Also a deputy governor to Blagojevich whom the governor considers naming to the post as someone who would be willing to give up the seat to Blagojevich if he were impeached as governor.”
I wonder if anybody is looking into the fire sale for the New York Senate seat there seems to be a lot of bidding going on there.
Yeah, the Feds had better start investigating Patterson on what he does with the NY Senate seat!!
This may make Obambi decide not to nominate any more US Senators......
btw,
I wonder if Rs can find a way to more effectively oppose the nomination of Holder to be Attorney General now, under the cloud of the pay-for-play scandal? It may make it more feasible to get traction on the Marc Rich pardon scandal and Holders central role in that? Make it radioactive for any Democrats to be seen supporting the CORRUPT Clinton pardon for Marc Rich, etc.
Of course there are also the appalling pardons of terrorists, but right now the hot issue is Democrat corruption and Holder was in the middle of some of Bill Clintons worst corruption.
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