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Re: Governor defiant until the end

Arthur Andersen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:02:41 -0000

For the record, friends, The Defendant loses the pension upon felony conviction, not impeachment or removal from office.

In other words, hurry up, Fitz, sir.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Ahem — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:34:03 -0000

=Rich: Pardon me for a little marketingâ€¦
I will have the Official Commerative Capt. Queeg / R. Blagojevich ball bearings for sale if Rod takes the stand. Gift boxed and appropriately priced. Thanks.=

I want it!!!!

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Whizbang — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:26:06 -0000

Rich: Pardon me for a little marketing...
I will have the Official Commerative Capt. Queeg / R. Blagojevich ball bearings for sale if Rod takes the stand. Gift boxed and appropriately priced. Thanks.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Six Degrees of Separation — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:14:28 -0000

chiatty-

Then again, it could just be the legislators reflecting the will of their constituents. after all, this is a tool that is not often used.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Ahem — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:01 -0000

==ROD sonuvavich==
Yup, that's my sense of humor. "Bestest" was hopefully a tipoff.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

chiatty — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:53:00 -0000

Wordslinger, you said: "The committee protected his rights. They drafted charges, akin to a grand jury. You donâ€™t even get your lawyer in the room with a grand jury. He can put on his defense in the Senate, if he chooses." Oh yeah, they protected his rights. Sure they did. Except they want to essentially convict him of charges that may not even be criminal, unless of course, he admits his wrongdoing and resigns. Then he would be found guilty in any jurisdiction, not just in the Northern District where they put pols away for letting a city worker cut your grass. This whole impeachment sham is payback for the governor making their lives miserable the past three years or so. They're irritated that he has been triangulating the legislature and concocting stunts where the governor comes in at the last moment on a white horse and saves the little guy (like the CTA deal, for just one example). This is payback and payback is hell, as we all know. In a purely political sense, that is all well and good and it's demonstrably fair, but in this instance, the governor is looking at a prosecutor who wants to put him (and maybe his wife) in jail for a long time. In a circumstance like that, impeachment is not the way to go. If they didn't have the guts to try to pass a recall measure, they should just let the process play itself out. This is a witch hunt, with the blood lust obvious on the face of every legislator. What goes around, comes around is what somebody said a while ago. Sure, it does, but the legislature was inconvenienced and embarrassed from time to time by Blagojevich's tactics. They want to get back at him by helping Fitzgerald convict him. Such class!

Re: Governor defiant until the end

You Go Boy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:50:07 -0000

What hath Rod wrought?
"IF" you can lose your job, and pension too
and blame all others except you two (Patti)
then yours is soon a jail cell,
YooooWHooooooo!!!!!

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Rich Miller — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:58:36 -0000

===if there was someone who is bigger and better? ===

He's the governor. He's at the top of the food chain. He knows nothing about Daley.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

good ol' country boy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:48:56 -0000

Rich do you think he is using the office as a bargaining chip to negotiate some sort of deal with the feds? I am wondering if he will flip and assist the feds if there was someone who is bigger and better? Things that make you go hummmmmm....

Re: Governor defiant until the end

The Conservative — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:48:03 -0000

So who will play Blago in the movie and the various other players?

Re: Governor defiant until the end

ROD sonuvavich — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:45:18 -0000

ahem, hopefully that was a joke or are you taking the same drugs that RB is taking.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Jessica — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:39:04 -0000

Nice song!

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Anonymous Coward — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:33:13 -0000

I heard this on the way to work this morning..
Fitting.

Talking Heads:

And you may ask yourself
Am I right? ...am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
My god!...what have I done?

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Six Degrees of Separation — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:31:29 -0000

Bored now

so why is he still there?

The Governor does have a pension, you know. He may be able to get a few months' more of service time if he sticks it out. Of course, some or all of it might be taken away down the road, but he probably has better odds with the jury pool than with the GA for beating a conviction at this point. I do not think impeachment affects his state pension.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

bored on 1 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:30:00 -0000

He still has to come to Springfield. The Elvis statue is still sitting in his unused office.
or maybe one of his faithful and loyal staff can take it to him.
Loved the song, Rich. You should put it on every thread today.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Vote Quimby! — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:28:29 -0000

From that wacky, drug-addled LA poet: "This is the end, my only friend, the end. Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end. No safety or surprise, the end. I'll never look into your eyes again."

Re: Governor defiant until the end

sal-says — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:27:20 -0000

"...the Governorâ€™s rights to due process were deprived."

Hey, what about the citizens and taxpayers of IL? Oh, right - we don't count.

Thanks, Rod

Re: Governor defiant until the end

wordslinger — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:03:07 -0000

The committee protected his rights. They drafted charges, akin to a grand jury. You don't even get your lawyer in the room with a grand jury. He can put on his defense in the Senate, if he chooses.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

iMAGINE — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:59:49 -0000

I've been waiting for this since April 7, 2004.
What goes around, comes around Rod.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Loop Lady — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:53:35 -0000

Yawn...Rod your little act is getting so old...you were always, as far as I can see, in the game only for yourself and your campaign chest...Buh bye..

Re: Governor defiant until the end

kimsch — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:49:18 -0000

It's pretty funny how all the news shows seem to think that due process and facing one's accuser and beyond a reasonable doubt count in this case. Impeachment is a purely political action. The fact that Blago thinks it will be different because "an actual judge will preside" means nothing too. The judge won't be determining whether or not to remove the governor from office, the senate will. Do I have this right Rich?

And Deb Mell won't be voting on her brother-in-law's impeachment because she won't be sworn in until next week, right?

Re: Governor defiant until the end

DzNts — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:37:05 -0000

Does full impeachment result in loss of pension benefits?

What's really interesting is that Rod's term started after the book "Mostly Good and Competent Men" chronicled some of the good and not-so-good Governors. May be time for a re-print.

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Gregor — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:33:36 -0000

"flawed, biased and did not follow the rules of law"

Rod Should know!

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Dan S, a Voter, Taxpayer & — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:22:40 -0000

The sign of a true crook, deny, deny, deny. He'll still be denying from his room at he grabar hotel when the dust finally settles

Re: Governor defiant until the end

Ahem — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:21:40 -0000

We have the bestest governor ever! He's a fighter! When we forget our civics lessons, he reminds us how things are supposed to be! He fights for the children of Illinois! And he's a great budget balancer!