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2008-12-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Steve White 2008-12-09 15:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Illinois law allows Blagojevich to make an appointment while in jail.

Nice to see how "forward thinking" the Founding Fathers of Illinois were...

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-09 16:08|| 2008-12-09 16:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Someone was suggesting that he could use the jail appointment as a threat to make someone senator who would even make the US senate wince.

Candidates included a radical Muslim Imam, William Ayers, Jesse Jackson, or a random Chicago Cubs fan.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-12-09 17:48|| 2008-12-09 17:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Nah Moose - you have it all wrong - those are people the Senate would accept with open arms.

Now someone like Rush Limbaugh....

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-12-09 17:59|| 2008-12-09 17:59|| Front Page Top

#4 So who ratted Blago to the Feds? Quinn?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-12-09 18:54|| 2008-12-09 18:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Nice to see how "forward thinking" the Founding Fathers of Illinois were...

We had a shiny new constitution in 1970 to replace our perfectly good old one; that is when they 'fixed' this.

Posted by Steve White 2008-12-09 21:09|| 2008-12-09 21:09|| Front Page Top

#6 So who ratted Blago to the Feds? Quinn?

Axelrod? Emmanuel?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-12-09 21:19|| 2008-12-09 21:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Even if Blago did appoint someone at the point, the Senate would have to vote to seat him, which seems extremely unlikely.
As for ratting him out, he's been under investigation for a long time and since he's evidently not discreet, it doesn't have to be anyone "ratting him out". The only thing that surprises me about this is how blatant he was. I always figured he would "sell" the seat. He's been known as a "pay to play" guy for a long time. Most of the pols are glad to be rid of him.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-12-09 21:36|| 2008-12-09 21:36|| Front Page Top

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