Let's talk about Blagojevich

I did not vote for him....either time. Even my very Democratic parents did not vote for him this last time. I think we in downstate Illinois saw through him quicker than people in Chicago. Probably because he would do things for Chicago, he did nothing for us, but show us distain.

wonder what kind of mouth the kids have on them.....hope they are raised by a nanny who does not cuss.
 
Hey - don't lump all of us here in Chicagoland together. :) I have always been suspicious of the guy.

I heard on the news this morning that the reason he won't resign is that he needs his salary.

Seriously I feel sorry for his family.

Now Republicans are pushing for a special election to replace him - hoping for a shot at the title. But that will just cost the state more money (I heard 40million) that we don't have.

It's a mess and an embarrassment to the state of Illinois.

It will be interesting to see if there is any truth to Jesse Jackson being linked to the scandal. He's spending a lot of time denying it.
 
Sorry Cindi, I know there are some people upstate who know the score. I personally think we should not spend money on another election. It was a Democratic seat, let Quinn and his advisor pick a Dem(I am Republican BTW). This state cannot even give money owed to the schools on time, why spend all that money on an election when it comes up for re-election in 2010.

About Jackson, don't know, but if it smells......as I said, I think more names are going to come out over time.
 
He's my state governor.

Under his rule, government employées (including we professors) have to take yearly "ethics training" (online training).

Ironic, isn't it?


I almost believe there's a screw loose somewhere in his noggin. He is so blatently corrupt and unapologetic for it.
 
The man is seriously disturbed and delusional. He's still talking about running for President in 2016! He makes Spitzer look like the picture of mental health.
 
kathryn said:
He's my state governor.

Under his rule, government employées (including we professors) have to take yearly "ethics training" (online training).

Ironic, isn't it?


I almost believe there's a screw loose somewhere in his noggin. He is so blatently corrupt and unapologetic for it.
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Very ironic. One of my sister's works for the U of I, and we have gotten a good chuckle on this, except it is sad there is no money to pay salaries without borrowing from funds. Our state is in such a mess.
 
dorothyrd said:
Sorry Cindi, I know there are some people upstate who know the score. I personally think we should not spend money on another election. It was a Democratic seat, let Quinn and his advisor pick a Dem(I am Republican BTW). This state cannot even give money owed to the schools on time, why spend all that money on an election when it comes up for re-election in 2010.

About Jackson, don't know, but if it smells......as I said, I think more names are going to come out over time.
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I agree with you (and am also Republican). :)
 
I am, for the most part, a Democrat but there is obviously something very wrong with the Democratic machine in the state of Illinois. Someone questioned whether the people of Illinois can vote for a decent candidate. Trouble is, if two crappy candidates are running (which is often how it is), you don't really have any choice. This means that the party MACHINE is submitting a problem candidate for consideration, knows it and is, thus, corrupt themselves. Then the question becomes this: How do you completely dismantle the entire party machine and replace them with incorruptible people and not end up with yet another shady bunch of people who all scheme together and who are no different than the original bunch? In other words, when the problem is bigger than one man, simply ousting him isn't going to be enough. I wonder that the Democratic National Committee hasn't had enough (and why has it taken this long to see the seriousness of the problem). This isn't a sex scandal or some questionable real estate deal. This man is a governor, a STATE politician who has tried to sell a Senate seat, a FEDERAL position. This is BIG. And there's no way the people holding office around him in his party didn't know he was dangerous. All heads should roll and the Democratic National Committee needs to take action now to clean it's house, to prevent really bad people from even running for public office in the first place. All local parties have machines, to a point but this is party machinery run amok. It is very clear to any rational person that the Democratic machine in Illinois must be broken NOW and watched carefully to prevent this from happening there, again. I would like to see everyone even connected with the current machine gone. It should be obvious by now but I bet even this will change nothing until the citizens of Illinois demand change. The Democratic citizens, in particular, need to raise unholy Hell and demand better of their party NOW. Will it happen? Of course not. People in this country are so lazy when it comes to expecting righteousness from their leaders.
 
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Well, part of the problem is the DNC doesn't really have any power other than money, & even then I don't think they'll pull campaign funding b/c they'd basically be opening seats for Republicans. Don't forget, money is pretty much the deciding factor in elections.

Our problems in NJ are compounded by red tape. Efforts to prevent corruption have ended up breeding more corruption. It's like an octopus! Every time a law is created to combat corruption it creates another layer of bureacracy. The more bureacracy, the easier it is to hide stuff. NJ is one of the smallest states in the country geographically, yet has one of the largest state governments.

It's a vicious circle, & the only solution is educated voters. So we're screwed. :confused:
 
I must say, today is the first time our House has ever been unanamous. 113-0 to go forward with the impeachment committee....and then they all went home and did nothing else.
 
Dorothy, do you have a senate also? So they have to vote too, right?

I must confess I was scratching my head over the committee they formed to consider impeachment. What's to consider? The guy WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE!!!!!!!!!
 
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