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Re: Question of the day

Capitol View — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:42:21 -0000

If Blago recites any more poetry, it should be Ozymandius, as a reflection of his own years of public service and how he will be viewed in future years.

(Don't know it? Shame on you!)

Re: Question of the day

wordslinger — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:42:17 -0000

Will claim diplomatic immunity for all his actions as he is in reality an emissary from the planet Mongo. Explains a lot.

Re: Question of the day

Rich Miller — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:50:36 -0000

===*I predict he will â€œtemporarilyâ€ step aside, so as to keep his salary===

The Senate trial will almost undoubtedly continue, so he'll be removed from office anyway.

Re: Question of the day

Sweet Polly Purebred — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:50:58 -0000

Throw the kitty under the bus???

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PPHS — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:39:54 -0000

Whatever he does, he will announce it from the steps of the old state capitol, on the coldest day of the year.

Re: Question of the day

Southern Gal — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:41:41 -0000

What will Blago do to distract from Obama's inauguration?

*He won't resign, as he is convinced he "did nothing wrong" (Perhaps an echo of Nixon?, but definitely a narcisisst's view)

*He will do something to grab headlines, but it won't be anything altruistic, rather something that fits his personality, ie "what's f%^&ing in it for me?"

*It will probably be something ineffective, since his lawyers bailed and he has no one with any "sense" to advise him, but himself.

*I predict he will "temporarily" step aside, so as to keep his salary, while the criminal trial proceeds. This guarantees his income until the criminal trial is over, which will take years.

Re: Question of the day

Cheswick — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:35:04 -0000

The day before inauguration: Pardons everyone who was put on Illinois' death row since George Ryan.

Erects statue of Elvis on Statehouse lawn.

Re: Question of the day

walkinmyshoes — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:23:47 -0000

Take a tour of the federal prisons to see where he may be calling home?

Re: Question of the day

Cheswick — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:19:01 -0000

Move himself and his family into the governor's mansion. Enroll the girls in Springfield public schools. Paints the heated driveway "sunshine yellow." Erect a statue of Nixon on the Statehouse lawn.

Re: Question of the day

anonymous — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:00:14 -0000

the REAL question is what is blago going to do BEFORE (maybe even hours before) the impeachment vote? It is clear that this man is going out with a bang and NOT a whimper.

So this begs the question, what will he do just before the most important vote concerning his life occurs (that is of course excluding those 12 jurors he will be facing in 2 years)?

My answer is that he is going to do as much damage to his enemies as possible. The leaking of the Jack Franks job request info is the tip of the iceberg. If a senator asked for a job for a relative, the media will here about it. If a married senator has a springfield girlfriend, his wife will here about it. If they ever cheated on their taxes, he'll call up the Revenue department.

My point is, what is the big bang going to be? He is going to terrorize these senators until it becomes clear they still will vote to convict AND then what?

My answer is that whatever is the worst damage a governor can afflict on the state and its elected officials is the path this man will take.

A bang not a whimper folks.

Rich, you have any insights?

Re: Question of the day

Secret Square — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:44:30 -0000

Copernicus' formula should read:

(Spitzer - hookers + hair) + Senate seat + (Other appointments x $25,000) = Blago

Re: Question of the day

Macoupin County Kid — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:41:48 -0000

I say he's going to make up with his 'Pappy-In-Law' and then declare world peace.

Re: Question of the day

OneMan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:40:59 -0000

He will use a little known codicil in the Faber College Charter that gives the dean unlimited power in times of campus unrest...

He will claim the same thing about the Illinois state constitution and go all Dean Wormer on the Illinois Senate and revoke their charter.

Re: Question of the day

TaxMeMore — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:25:29 -0000

Perfect time for a pre-emptive strike from Missouri. Maybe Blago's done the deal and they will provide him immunity after they overthrow us.

Could he call a Special Session on Inaugeration Day? That would be funny, and kinda serve them right for partrying with Obama instead of taking care of Illinois.

Re: Question of the day

Say WHAT? — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:01:28 -0000

I'm kinda worried. Lets see... Almost everybody will be in DC, and the Governor wants to stay behind? Will he be in Chicago or Springfield during this time? Somebody had better stay back and mind the store. Just sayin.

Re: Question of the day

copernicus — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:53:45 -0000

mcgreevy x spitzer = attention

Re: Question of the day

Secret Square — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:28:33 -0000

An admittedly hypothetical and silly question here: if Blago did resign as governor and appoint himself to the MWRD board, would that necessarily stop the impeachment trial?

It's my understanding the Senate will actually vote on two questions: whether to remove him as governor AND whether to disqualify him from holding any other public office. If he resigned and took the MWRD position, the first question would be moot, but what about the second?

Re: Question of the day

Anon — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:19:30 -0000

==No questions, just a 30 min monologue and heâ€™ll rattle off an e.e.cummings poem. ==

Such as "I sing of Olaf, glad and big":

"I will not kiss your [bleep]ing flag"???

Re: Question of the day

Jake from Elwood — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:08:01 -0000

He will annex Graceland through an O'Hare style strip annexation.

Re: Question of the day

Commonsense in Illinois — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:05:57 -0000

I was just wondering...since the Governor was released on a recognizance bond, I wonder if the real reason he's not going is because he fears the judge won't let him leave the state? Saying he doesn't want to be a distraction is pretty magnanimous by itself (and made the news).

Re: Question of the day

jwscott72 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:05:14 -0000

Resign would be best, but why start doing the right thing now? Barring that, here's the Governor's tick tock for 1/20/09:

6:15:47 AM: Hears knock on front door. Assumes fetal postition fearing the worse.

6:16:18 AM: Patty opens the door. It was the paperboy. Rod goes back to sleep.

8:15:07 AM: Rod comes down for breakfast and gets agitated that he is not front page news. Uses several expletives on the phone arranging an 11 AM press conference.

10:59:47 AM: Rod has a hair out of place. Press conference delayed an additional ten minutes.

11:10:07 AM (CST): President calls on "an end to corruption throughout the land" and re-appoints Patrick Fitzgerald during his inaugrial address.

11:47:14 AM: By ten minutes, I meant Blago time which means presser won't start until 2ish.

12:07:52 PM: Rod has a craving for Portillo's, heads to lunch, but notices three black SUVs behind his car.

12:18:23 PM: Rod re-assumes the fetal position when Fitzgerald and seventeen FBI agents enter Portillos. Patty pays for their lunch.

Re: Question of the day

North of I-80 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:01:03 -0000

Shave his head and do a press conference announcing a new program "for the people" to help kids with some deficiency. No questions, just a 30 min monologue and he'll rattle off an e.e.cummings poem.

Re: Question of the day

BIG R.PH. — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:43:26 -0000

He will announce that he is going into drug rehab. He will also say that for the last 7 years he has actually been smoking crack and it has been the drugs "doing all the talking".

Now your left with a Governor who has been impeached, who is now in rehab and because of HIPAA cannot be prosecuted in the Senate and cannot be removed from his job because of "Health" reasons.

Front page of every paper in the country!!

Re: Question of the day

Chanson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:41:20 -0000

Make a deal with the feds and tell all.

Re: Question of the day

TaxMeMore — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:41:04 -0000

What makes anyone think for a second we could actually win a war against Missouri? With the quality of leadership in this state I think we'd go down quick.

Now, trying to bribe for or buy parts of Missouri might be possible. Maybe Blago should sell parts of Illinois to pay for his child healthcare programs? There's gotta be a good 30-40 border counties Blago and the Chicago Dems have no use for anyway.