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anon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:17:17 -0000

I thought that Fitzgerald was rumored to be handing down indictments or deals shortly after the election to both Patty and the Guv. Thus rendering an impeachment an unnecessary formality.

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Little Egypt — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:54:21 -0000

Impeachment will begin in 2013 because the President of the Committee to Re-elect Elvis, that would be Bill, believes he will not only run for re-election but will win. :-)

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Joe Schmoe — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:09:29 -0000

Can he play video games in prison?

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One of the 35 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:58:40 -0000

If they vote to impeach, could the Governor still then appoint himself to the Senate seat to avoid trial?

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Carl Nyberg — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:28:59 -0000

When do we reach the point where it is irresponsible not to impeach Blagojevich?

It seems like there's significant circumstantial evidence that Blagojevich fundraising involved illegal quid pro quo.

Blagojevich has become less effective because of the legal issues surrounding him (and unfortunately his wife).

There is a remedy for this situation under the Illinois Constitution. Is the Illinois House negligent to not impeach Blagojevich.

And if the Senate doesn't vote to convict then perhaps Blagojevich will recover some credibility.

But just waiting seems to be irresponsible at this point.

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Secret Square — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:08:21 -0000

We wouldn't be impeaching the gov for "expanding health insurance," we'd be impeaching him for attempting to expand health insurance without legislative authorization, without any visible means to pay for it and with no accountability as to how the monies were spent (HFS claims they can't release any records of this).

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pyramid scheme — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:01:55 -0000

Maybe the impeachment is would just be the result of the bad economy. It's an unrequited love thing.

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KenoMan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:36:37 -0000

13%: Approval Rating

100%: Chance of ending up in prison.

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wordslinger — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:39:59 -0000

Yellow Dog, I suspect that if Obama wins, he will resign immediately so an appointment can be made quickly to give the incoming senator from Illinois a leg up on seniority before new senators are sworn in January.

Seriously, this could happen as early as next week with an Obama victory. That is, if Blago plays ball, and Obama gives a hoot about anything going on in Illinois once he grabs the brass ring.

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Vote Quimby! — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:31:27 -0000

==Does Illinois really want to be the state that impeached a guv for trying to expand health insurance==
When his efforts result in pharmacies left paying the cost with no legal way to pay them? Yep, you bet I want that!

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Sal Says — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:21:46 -0000

Hope springs eternal ?

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Yellow Dog Democrat — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:19:53 -0000

One has to wonder whether the prospects of Blagojevich hand-picking the next U.S. Senator creates a sense of urgency for lawmakers. I don't know if impeachment hearings and a trial could happen in 8 weeks though.

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The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers P — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:19:04 -0000

You know the governor doesn't worry about these things. He's too busy doing the people's work.

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GoBearsss — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:18:22 -0000

Sounds like a Jack Franks stunt

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Plutocrat03 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:16:30 -0000

Be still my beating heart.....

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Wumpus — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:15:09 -0000

Will they impeach a senator (if Obama wins)? If he wins, RB will appoint himself and leave the mess to be cleaned up by his co-chefs in this mess.

If not, maybe he will appoint Bill to Senate. Hopefully, all this will be moot as Obama won't win and Blago wil be indicted

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Quotient — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:10:02 -0000

If Obama is in the White House, the only thing obstructing the agenda of the powers-that-be is Blago.

They will get rid of him in a heartbeat. Then we can truly look forward to no oppositionist rule in Illinois.

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GOP'er — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:04:10 -0000

Sounds like the Democrats trying to get ahead of the corruption issue for 2010. Mike Madigan's not stupid enough to get tagged with the legacy of Blago, like the mopey Republicans did with George Ryan. They're still blaming their awful performance on George, 6 yrs after the guy's been out of office.

Just wait, it will be the hapless Tom Cross and his handful of surviving GOP caucus members who stand with the Gov., that is if Tom Cross is himself still around after this election.

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Cassandra — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:03:24 -0000

But without an indictment, what, precisely, would he be impeached for? Ethics? The state's legislators have been taking advantage of Illinois' penchant for corruption via "campaign contributions," rampant patronage and nepotism, and various squiffy grants to the faithful. So far, if he's corrupt, so are they. Sweeping those funds instead of raising taxes? Come on. Where is he supposed to get the money? And the expansion of
health insurance? Does Illinois really want to be the state that impeached a guv for trying to expand health insurance to the state's beleagured
middle class, including its one million uninsured adults.

I suspect that this is all about raising our taxes. Madigan would like to get that done before
his daughter takes office so she comes in to a ton
of extra money to throw around courtesy of the state's struggling middle class. And it won't be thrown back to that middle class either. It'll be
patronage and no-bid contracts on steroids. Whatever Democrat takes office.

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Lazy intern — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:01:15 -0000

Could it be, that we are going to finally have a change in Illinois. Santa don't fail me now.

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zatoichi — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:00:01 -0000

That is deep analysis by Sneed. Must have some very exclusive contacts within Illinois government to pull out this piece of explosive news.

Zat hears a plan is afoot to refill his gas tank following the presidential election next month. Word is the money is there. Stay tuned.... Makes as much sense.

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Vote Quimby! — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:59:58 -0000

Emil is irrelevant, right? Any impeachment proceedings will start in the House and won't reach the Senate until well after January...

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fedup dem — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:53:58 -0000

I suspect impeachment action will be deferred until January, at which point the House members will graciously allow their new colleague Deborah Mell to have the honor of moving for an impeachment vote. However, they may well hold hearings to lay out the evidence against gov. sleazy that would be utilized in a Senate trial.

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Crimefighter — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:48:02 -0000

If the votes are there, why wait anything past Emil's departure?

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Just Asking — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:44:40 -0000

Madigan needs to pick up a few seats to ensure a tax increase will pass. They get rid of Rod "No tax increase" Blagojevich and replace hime with Pat "Can't sign the increase fast enough" Quinn so Daughter Madigan can have the fiscal mess cleaned up before she assumes the throne, I mean Governorship.