Posted by
Eric Jay on Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:00:00 AM
Someone pinch me, I must be dreaming.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested, along with his chief of staff John Harris, simultaneously at their homes. Color me shocked! Chicago politics is corrupt? Naw, you don't say. We are learning the dirty details of the scandalous shenanigans that Blagojevich amployed. Pay for play, selling the Senate seat that President-elect Obama vacated with his election.
One side note that I have not seen in any accounts nor on any new reports on the news networks. Hmmm...
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"The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is
staggering," U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in
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This is the same United States Attorney General that is prosecuting the Tony Rezko case. Think there might be some kind of relationship between
Rezko and Blagojevich? Oh you can bet your arse on that one! Rezko was a major contributor to the crooked governor's election. Follow the money they say, follow the money.
The timing of this is just a little uncomfortable for me. Had this news come out earlier we may not have had a president-elect Obama. there is a lot to this story that we don't know. How many discussions with then Senator Obama and the governor?
This is Chicago politics. And, we should not be surprised that the stench of foul politics will follow to the Whiote House. The future president-elect's chief of staff is none other than Chicago insider Rham Emanuel. There is a culture of corruption in Chicago and it will be laid clear when Obama takes office. We should not be surprised.
Blagojevich tried to make the case that the FBI and US Attorney were working a new Watergate. Nice try. The defense is going to have a hard time defending the words of the accused. Oh, we are in for a long 4 years, and let's pray that its not 8 years. This case is just beginning to unravel and we will have lots to digest.
Again, the stench of corruption in DC just got a whole lot worse.