http://capitolfaxcom.disqus.com/NoneenWed, 10 Dec 2008 09:59:57 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191847<p>I agree that this gov may be the most corrupt in Illinois, maybe the nation. But I am confused so I ask this question: Just what did Blago DO? He talked alot about this and that, but did he actually DO anything illegal? Or is this a dumb question? If so, tell me why.</p>ConfusedWed, 10 Dec 2008 09:59:57 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191846<p>A Chicago cop is fired for selling pirated CDs but Rod Blagojevich gets to continue to serve as Governor until convicted!?! Unbelievable!!!!</p>ANONWed, 10 Dec 2008 09:44:35 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191845<p>I wonder...if the process had been allowed ot advance a while longer, who would have been implicated? The Tribune sat on the story about as long as it could, and so the Feds had to work quickly. But if things could have played out, it would be interesting to see who would have been caught in the net.</p>Fan of the GameWed, 10 Dec 2008 09:43:15 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191844<p>If the GA finds that the Senate seat needs to be filled via a special election, with all the expense that entail, I believe the ConCon backers who were considering (then backing off) a lawsuit over the referendum should renew those efforts. As long as we are having an election, let's have a fair one re ConCon, too.</p>Con Con backerWed, 10 Dec 2008 09:19:26 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191843<p>Taaaa-daaaaaa!!!</p><p>Time for Elvis and his moll to do the "Jailhouse Rock!"</p>RBergmanWed, 10 Dec 2008 08:35:10 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191842<p>So now that this happened yesterday, when do the feds remove the taps and the bug, or have they already? What's the rule for that, I'm assuming once charged or indicted, you take them off automatically? Or does Rod still have to worry who's listening at home?</p>questionWed, 10 Dec 2008 08:34:17 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191841<p>Anonymous1 is concern trolling. Fitzgerald made clear during his press conference that he was not going after any kind of "political horsetrading" but rather Blago's blatant attempts to sell a seat in the U.S. Senate for his own personal benefit.</p><p>Blago also made clear that political considerations -- the quid pro quo that worries anon1 -- were not high on his list (nor was governance for the public good). He said his decision about the senate seat would be strictly based on three criteria, in this order: "Legal. Personal. Political."</p>ZoraWed, 10 Dec 2008 08:06:40 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191840<p>This is not the Rod Blagojevich that the Office of the President Elect knew. Another "distraction" for OPEUS.</p>InquiringMindWed, 10 Dec 2008 08:00:30 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191839<p>The House should investigate all appointments made my the Governor.</p>Chanahan ManWed, 10 Dec 2008 07:48:12 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191838<p>The impeachment question begs the question as to whether Governor Blogjevich has 21 friends in the Illinois State Senate. This number represents one vote short of a two-thirds vote to uphold the Illinois House’s Impeachment charge (the House has the responsibility under Article IV, Section 14 of the Illinois Constitution to investigate a cause for Impeachment and vote by a simple majority to pass the charge up to the Senate).<br>I do not believe the House will have a problem finding cause and evidence and surely will not have a problem finding the required 60 votes. Moreover, the Constitution requires that Impeachment trials of the Governor in the Senate would be presided over by the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (currently held by a Republican). <br>This I do not think will be anything that would resemble anything speedy as the Legislative process is usually slow and this would turn out to be a nightmare dog and pony show just my the nature of the politically charged climate in Springfield that even existed for years before these latest events. <br>In the meantime, there is nothing to stop this Governor from making the appointment to the vacant US Senate seat in the mean while (except off course the US Senate not approving it). Obviously the best case scenario for taxpayers is for GRod to resign allowing Pat Quinn to take over and make an appointment that everyone would trust. This idea of a Special Election is going to be the worst case scenario for Illinois Democrats as they would stand a very good chance of losing the seat to the GOP.<br>This could have been avoided long ago when GRod was running for re-election to win with 48% of the vote. I as a Democrat have NEVER voted for this man and am flabbergasted by those who blindly followed this idiot over the cliff.</p>Smelly CatWed, 10 Dec 2008 07:23:37 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191837<p>Governor, govern thyself.</p>AhemWed, 10 Dec 2008 07:05:28 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191836<p>All day everyone has been asking, how stupid could he be to make these phone calls. What about the dummies who answered those calls and kept talking.</p>No Plan BWed, 10 Dec 2008 01:01:22 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191835<p>Fed, Woo! Feds Woo! Feds Woo!</p>Roddie WooWed, 10 Dec 2008 00:49:23 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191833<p>It was a relief to see the feds finally nail the governor. For some five years, we at the Illinois Committee for Honest Government have been pointing out the hypocrisy that has been the hallmark of the administration Rod Blagojevich.</p><p>Once we among those who thought this young, energenic governor would bring true reform toour state. Boy, were we misled! The taped recordings released today by the prosecutor's office show a greedy, vulgar sociopath, unfit for any public office or for any sympathy.</p><p>We join in the call for Rod B,lagojevich to do the right thing for once in his life and resign his office immediately.</p><p>RANDALL SHERMAN<br>Secretary/Treasurer, Illinois Committee for Honest Government, Chicago</p>Randall ShermanWed, 10 Dec 2008 00:33:33 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191832<p>Jill Zuckman from the Trib was on Hardball and said Chicago "is a good government kind of town" and that most of the corruption was "downstate in Springfield, in the governor's office, in the statehouse".... is she truly this clueless?</p>Vote Quimby!Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:25:22 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191831<p>Did the feds freeze or seize any of his property, i.e., bank accounts - personal or campaign?</p>CheswickWed, 10 Dec 2008 00:05:50 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191830<p>Adam Sandler as John Harris--going to the Wrigley Bleacher section to negotiate.</p>An Idea 2Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:50:38 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191829<p>Pee Wee should star as Blago with the opening scene being a movie theater!</p>An IdeaTue, 09 Dec 2008 23:49:16 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191828<p>I watched the national stuff too. I can't remember now (regrettably) who the talking head was, but when asked about how Blagojevich came to power, he described his years before becoming a Congressman as "he kind of worked his way up to marrying the right woman." Gotta love Fox News for the in depth reporting they do during Greta's programs.</p>So ILLTue, 09 Dec 2008 23:49:09 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191827<p>I wish I would have started Capitol Fax.</p>So ILLTue, 09 Dec 2008 23:43:41 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191826<p>I've just been channel surfing---laughing at all the national people trying to explain Illinois politics. I think Rachel Maddow on MSNBC spent the whole hour on it.....one of Anderson Cooper's workers called him "Rodney Blagojevich"... and Keith Olbermann was just worried about it tarnishing Obama...</p>Vote Quimby!Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:39:30 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191825<p>Hell, O.J. left fewer finger and footprints that Blago did. He should be impeached for being stupid.</p>OrethalTue, 09 Dec 2008 23:39:06 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191824<p>Can't wait for Hollywood to pick this up. Who will play Blago? Harris? Filan? Greenlee? Wyma? Monk? Cellini? Rezko? What a group of clowns! They are the laughing stock of National Politics!</p>Blago the MovieTue, 09 Dec 2008 23:36:50 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191823<p>Another of Mayor Daley's finest heading to jail!</p>Deep WaterTue, 09 Dec 2008 23:35:11 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-attorney-governor-wont-resign-did-nothing-wrong/#comment-18191822<p>I feel sad for his children. Very sad. I derive no pleasure from his dramatic and tragic fall. I do not laugh or mock a man who is coming to grips with his own destruction. Illinois has for so long tolerated corrupt politicians that he must have some sense that this is bum luck, that he has landed on loss a turn or go back 3 spaces while so many he knows in government make hand-wringing pronouncements about how "shocked" they are about all of this. So many he knows who created this totally corrupt system from top to bottom system. So many he knows who seek to feast on his carcass and damn his memory. I never voted for this guy, knowing full well how he would compromise the powers of the office, I still understand the tragedy here. While our Gov. is muttering "Sic fata decretum" others are musing that it is necessary to cull the herd to keep the Dems in power. "Pauli, ah you wont see Pauli no more." Illinois politics is pathetic. Hopefully, blood-lust for the next political scalp will give way to resolve to put decent people in positions of authority. Alas, Illinois, you may be jaded to save thy self. My prayer is that Illinois cleans up its act, my money is on Illinois continuing on as usuall.</p>4th Generation DoctorateTue, 09 Dec 2008 23:33:15 -0000