DISQUS

Hair today, gone tomorrow · 11 months ago

==He’s just bizarre enough to do it.==
You hit it on the head Rich. He's not going down alone. He'll take everyone he can.

OneMan · 11 months ago

does he have any left to do it for him?

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

Who woulda thunk George Ryan--a prison inmate--would be such an afterthought. Oh man...this is gonna be good!

heet101 · 11 months ago

He reminds me so much of Joaquin Phoenix's character Commodus in the movie The Gladitor...

The arrogance, the incomeptence, his penchant for retribution against his rivals, and his disdain for the legislature. That really ruins that movie for me now.

Ghost · 11 months ago

I used to complain that reality TV shows bizarre twists and turns were so extreme they had to be staged.

Our gov has shown that you just can't make up the truly good stuff. Blago TV. Foget the Gov job, he could make a fortune letting a camera crew put his day to day life on the air.

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

Antici-pa-a-a-a-tion is making me wait...

Bluefish · 11 months ago

What a shock - he's late.

OneMan · 11 months ago

I guess he is busy finishing up the enemies list that he is going to use...

Why do I feel classic slash and burn is going to happen

kimsch · 11 months ago

On Fox News and WFLD 32 as well.

Six Degrees of Separation · 11 months ago

One suggestion for the guv if he goes nuclear...when you go jogging, look around, look up, look down, and always be prepared to duck.

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

He's thinking 'When I say the House can kiss my (bleeping) (posterior), should I go ahead and do a full moon?'

chicountryguy · 11 months ago

On the trib feed waiting for the presser to start I heard one TV reporter:

"This is a historic day, I'm going to be the first man to interrupt Rachel Ray."

wndycty · 11 months ago

You know Rod has to walk through Quinn's office to get to the Blue Room. . .are they having words?

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

2 minute warnign

wndycty · 11 months ago

What is up with all the real people. . .he is about to do something crazy.

b-dogg · 11 months ago

The Blago debacle has to be hurting Ryan's chances of getting out of jail

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

human shield forming...

Levois · 11 months ago

Ugh! He has all those people in wheelchairs and some children in that room. I hate to see what's next! Same old game.

Hair today, gone tomorrow · 11 months ago

dragging in handicapped and children. He continues to sink deeper and deeper.

618er · 11 months ago

I stand here will all 14 of my supporters.....

Princess · 11 months ago

what? he couldn not find any little kids to drag out too?

Quacktastic · 11 months ago

It's just too bad that the Illinois Senate can't include an automatic jail term with his eventual loss of office.

HoBoSkillet · 11 months ago

Roe Conn suggested Blago might take all those people hostage....

anon-athon · 11 months ago

Look! Human shields!!

Don't Worry, Be Happy · 11 months ago

MSNBC now speculating that he's late because he's busy fixing his hair.

Nearly Normal · 11 months ago

What did this man expect? He got caught with his hands in the cookie jar!

Phineas J. Whoopee · 11 months ago

If his goal is to surround himself with a large group of supporters, he is a little lacking.

The Houses action is no surprise-he always thought he would be impeached.

Downers Delight · 11 months ago

He hasn't said the word impeachment yet... I'm betting he doesn't say it.

hisgirlfriday · 11 months ago

Was it just me or was there a baby crying in the background somehow? Do they have children there among the "supporters"? What a joke.

JI · 11 months ago

How many times has/will he mention "the house"? You called this, Rich!

Nearly Normal · 11 months ago

"Here's all the good things I wanted to do but the evil House wouldn't let me do what I wanted!"

Truly Mad · 11 months ago

Here goes the name game

JI · 11 months ago

How many times has/will he mention "the house"? You called this, Rich!

He just said "Rahm".

Hair today, gone tomorrow · 11 months ago

Threw Rahm under the bus!

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

Rahm down, many to go...

Truly Mad · 11 months ago

Not good enough, buddy.

biolabchick · 11 months ago

I have never heard a man so obsessed with women's anatomy and female cancers. Oy.

Interested Observer · 11 months ago

oh, for a shoe flying through the air right now.

dznuts · 11 months ago

This is a campaign speech instead of a humbling statement of acknowledging he's made some mistakes. The phrase "those of us who make the rules" sounds incredibly arrogant. He obviously knows he is done.

"I won't take no for an answer". Ironically, it's taken (finally) 6 years for someone to tell him no.

LN · 11 months ago

I'm not so sure "defying" the FDA on whether medication is safe or not is something you want to brag about. See also, "finding a way with my lawyers to act around the legislature".

Princess · 11 months ago

the reports should just turn off the mics and walk out and stations should cut the feed. Actually the guy on Fox is about to have a fit, just called for a shoe thrower, and keeps tossing out unheard questions about charges and impeachment.

Southern Illinois Voter · 11 months ago

Is this unreal, or what?

Truly Mad · 11 months ago

Yep, the time honored disabled persons shield.

Former State Employee 2 · 11 months ago

Is the governor pointing out that child's medical condition a violation of HIPAA? SOI is the insurance carrier for All Kids.

Nearly Normal · 11 months ago

Blago goes on the offensive, note the agressive vocabulary--fight, battle, etc.

Hair today, gone tomorrow · 11 months ago

He's full of p*** and vinegar.

Dan S, a Voter and Cubs Fan · 11 months ago

Oh no he didn't, Rahm under the bus??? This guy is insane, get a straight jacket. Not another poet quote.

Truly Mad · 11 months ago

Hitting all the campaign dot points.

Tennyson?

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

Tennyson and Elvis has left the building!

OneMan · 11 months ago

That which we are we are...

And that would be not long for office.

VanillaMan · 11 months ago

As he speaks his body keeps trying to become taller. He is popping up on his toes. His body is aware of the situation he is in, even as he does his political presentation.

He is using supporters as human shields, and he is now using Rahm Emanuel as a political shield. He is repeating campaign pledges because after all, this kind of presentation and pledge is how he was elected twice to the highest Illinois constitutional office.

He is being Rod Blagojevich. He is speaking just this side of an individual with Tourettes, which is what he does when he wants to win over friends. He is doing a nice job playing to that 12% base of support we discovered he still has. (39% more to go!)

What Rod Blagojevich is doing is what we should expect modern nanny state governors to do when they are in danger - threaten to pull their social programs to make dependants suffer. This is how modern government has been evolving. If we place a higher priority on our citizenship, then we would not be witnessing these kinds of threats as hostages.

Emerson quote - also expected.

No questions, because his show is over!

Mad Mad Mad Mad Gov · 11 months ago

Hitting all the campaign dot points.

Tennyson?

Truly mad.

HoBoSkillet · 11 months ago

He really does think he's some type of savior....

biolabchick · 11 months ago

Who the hell is his PR person?! They need to be fired ASAP and thrown in Lake Michigan.

siriusly · 11 months ago

Blago was so inspired by Teddy Kennedy's use of that poem at the 1980 DNC that he voted for Reagan "not once but twice" !

Angry Chicagoan · 11 months ago

Blago is his own PR person evidently.

Bluefish · 11 months ago

He left out the part about the little black girl confusing him with Mayor Daley.

ivoted4judy · 11 months ago

Reciting English poetry will make him a BIG man in prison. Those inmates will just LOVE to get themselves a little of the poetry dude!!!

How Ironic · 11 months ago

I was hoping he was going to lay hands on the wheelchair lady, and command her to walk. Maybe handle a serpent or two.

Could have only been topped if he had come in a loincloth nailed to a cross.

Concerned Observer · 11 months ago

You may not believe they are impeachable offenses, Governor, but 114 House members did. And their opinion, not yours, is what matters today.

enrico depressario · 11 months ago

Do you suppose Hair-de Doodee spent his 30 overdue minutes memorizing that lame poem?

ivoted4judy · 11 months ago

I am so glad my tax dollars are being spent to pay this maniac to jog on State time. Also, whatever moron that advised Rod to throw the President's Chief of Staff under the bus again also needs some couch time!! Still has not told the citizens of Illinois that it is not his voice on the FBI tapes..

Anonymous · 11 months ago

All he needs is 20 in the senate. He's campaigning hard for them

Princess · 11 months ago

Could he not have just appeared at the com. hearings and said all this? He was given a chance to attend and defend himself. Is he planning on attending the Senate trial and having human shields with him?

ivoted4judy · 11 months ago

"13" Remember that number Governor, it will come in handy later in life... No, it is not the number of poems that you need to memorize. No, it is not the number of Senators that will vote to convict. No, it is not the Cubs magic number. NO, it is not your approval numbers, they are much lower..
13 is the salary, that is 13 CENTS an hour, that is what federal inmates are paid for menial work.
MEMORIZE that Elvis baby!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous · 11 months ago

As JFK said of Tricky Dick: "Sick, sick, sick"

starthrower68 · 11 months ago

For Rod so loved the State, he gave his only begotten office....

Steve · 11 months ago

All that talk about his health care initiatives. Funny how The Brush didn't mention the $50,000 contribution he demanded from the CEO at the children's hospital in exchange for The Brush finally shaking loose that $8 million in payments the state owed to the hospital. (Think for a moment about the effect the delayed payment might have had on the hospital's ability to treat more kids more quickly and more effectively.) But hey, The Brush is looking out for the health care needs of the rest of us, isn't that nice of him. I hear they have pretty good health care in prison; still, perhaps he'll be able to suggest some improvements once he experiences it first hand!

Little Egypt · 11 months ago

The House, Senate, and residents of Illinois definitely have Rodo's attention. Someone needs to clue this wiseguy in that the war he is waging is no longer against MMadigan and Rodo lost that a long time ago. Now he can blast Cullerton since he won't have his buddy Emil Jones. Wah, wah, wah. The world's all wrong and I'm right. Oh boy, if Illinois could have only had Elliot Spitzer who had the backbone to at least resign as Governor of New York before he was impeached.

Amy · 11 months ago

I don't like him. I don't like the way he does business. But, the explanation that the impeachment is not just about the Senate seat is right on. His impending impeachment has been discussed for years. Over on MSNBC, Nora O'Donnell is just missing the entire story when she says he's not correct about why they are impeaching him. they are impeaching him for the whole banana, the way he has violated laws in how he conducts himself as governor. not just the Senate thing. that was the final straw and the reason the House finally took action. they had cover.

but, the House, and we all know what that means, squashes things regularly. if it is not their idea, it is mostly toast. more could have been done for the people of Illinois in terms of health care and property tax relief. it's a shame that Blago is hiding behind these issues. but it is also a shame that the House is run the way it is, yes, even with some really great staffers.

changing politics in Illinois is not just about impeaching a governor. there is much that must be exposed. Fear is a word used about some in leadership. be brave, reformers of Illinois.

Nearly Normal · 11 months ago

Pat Quinn to speak next. He's late, acting like a governor already?

Prison Bound · 11 months ago

Anybody see the movie "The Dead Zone", where Martin Sheen (playing a politician) holds up the kid to protect himself from a sniper?

Blago basically just did the same thing at his presser today.

My how life imitates art.

anon36 · 11 months ago

What was with all the dancing? He couldn't stand still. If I knew more about body language, I could probably read a lot in to that. Sad, sorry little man.

starthrower68 · 11 months ago

Cognitive dissonance, Steve....cognitive dissonance...

C Walken · 11 months ago

And guess what happened to Martin Sheen's character in The Dead Zone...............

DQ · 11 months ago

You are so right Prison Bound. That's exactly what he did.

Fan of the Game · 11 months ago

Why does he have to go and ruin one of my very favorite poems? :(

312 · 11 months ago

"Prison Bound" I was thinking the SAME exact thing --- if only he had the testicular virility to hold up one of his "props" from the press conference... who are these people anyways, and what is wrong with them to stand by this man???

Would love to determine the real story behind the Humboldt Park woman from the "Pink Potluck."

ivoted4judy · 11 months ago

When the Gov mentioned people without lobbyists, did he mean those NOT REPRESENTED by his buddies, Monk, Wyma, Petrovic, etc???

Rich Miller · 11 months ago

===All he needs is 20 in the senate.===

Um, the over/under in the Senate is 2.

Sweet Polly Purebred · 11 months ago

Oh look, a kitty under the bus.....

Ben S. · 11 months ago

Little Egypt, Spitzer didn't even wait for impeachment charges to be brought up; he resigned two days after the whole story broke. Now that's testicular virility for you!

tanstaafl · 11 months ago

I do believe RRB has committed a HIPAA violation in discussing any individual's medical condition.

ivoted4judy · 11 months ago

Rich: I will take the under!!!!!!!!!!!!

Little Egypt · 11 months ago

Ben, yes I'm aware of that.

Downstater · 11 months ago

I wonder if the press might have the courage to actually shout out a question at the Governor during the middle of one of his future statements.
Since the Governor always refuses to take questions at the end of any "press conference", how about throwing one at him during the course of it!

Steve · 11 months ago

Yes, Prison Bound, I too thought of that scene from The Dead Zone. (And once the kid started crying on Blago's stage, I was really rooting for the child to pick up steam and cry louder. Would have served him right if the child's favorite pacificer was missing.) And -- admit it, everyone -- don't you think he looked annoyed for just an instant when the crying started?

Bill Baar · 11 months ago

Remember the Guv's Health Care defense is going to roll out simultaneous with Daschle's Health Care reform.

In 2006 I'd ask people how in the world they could vote for the guy and all-kids was the first thing they'd mention.

Scooby · 11 months ago

Under

ivoted4judy · 11 months ago

I can't wait for the PERP WALK!!!!!!!!!!!
Will he be in a black jogging suit, or will it be in a different color???

Dan S, a Voter and Cubs Fan · 11 months ago

How patient will a Federal Judge be with Gov. Goofy if he goes off like that during his Federal trial.

Jim in Accounting · 11 months ago

Downstater -
Somebody did try that, and was silenced with, "I'll be happy to answer all your questions when I'm done." Except that he sprinted for stage-right as soon as his Tennyson recital was over.

Sweet Polly Purebred · 11 months ago

312 - What's wrong with the people standing with the gov? Constance Howard explained a lot of it during the committee vote. She basically said that the people she represents thinks he is wonderful, etc because of the expanded healthcare and other giveaway programs. Free money in whatever form it takes, always seems to make the heart grow fonder.

PPHS · 11 months ago

He is in need of rehab. His family needs to intervene.

Toast Man · 11 months ago

Big, bad, nasty, evil House always picking on me. Hey, pass me my bowl of Cocoa Puffs.

Downstater · 11 months ago

Jim in Accy,
Thanks, I wasn't aware of that.

ArchPundit · 11 months ago

The only thing missing was

the kitty.

tanstaafl · 11 months ago

ArchPundit - The kitty was missing because it hadn't gotten a free hand out from Rod

Sweet Polly Purebred · 11 months ago

ArchPundit - the kitty was under the bus with Rahm!

West Central IL · 11 months ago

Just caught the video of the media circus. Is Blago on speed or coke or what? This guy is absolutely nucking futs. Who in the world are these people that he keeps finding to use as his little human shields? His campaign paying for them or what?

MikeintheSuburbs · 11 months ago

I thought he may have been chanelling Richard Nixon, whose birthday it is today, but now I think it is more like Caligula. Nixon at least had the good sense to count heads in the Senate.

Rich, you mentioned previously that His Craziness can't block the Senate from convening by not showing up on the 14th. What exactly is the procedure if he tries that? Quinn suggested the Supremes might have to weigh in. I can't imagine him actually showing up.

Blogger2 · 11 months ago

Kipling, Tennyson....
He is campaigning for election as head of the English Department at Governor's State University when he needs a job.

How Ironic · 11 months ago

I think the kitty was busy getting a free cancer screen done.

I also liked the way he was talking about the kid with the liver problem. I mean kidney problem. It was his kidneys right?

Amy · 11 months ago

oh, pat quinn! why did you have to start quoting a verse of a song? please, do not remind us of GRod!

Cheswick · 11 months ago

Did those "supporters" get a free lunch, per diem, something?

Secret Square · 11 months ago

He'll show up for the Senate swearing in, but he'll be at least 30 minutes late... just to keep them in suspense, and because that's what he does.

If he chooses not to testify at the impeachment trial, that will probably be the last time he ever (ahem) graces Springpatch with his presence.

Little Egypt · 11 months ago

SS, do you think he will be only 30 minutes late? He was almost 30 minutes late for this press conf. today. I'm betting it's gonna be more like hours late. If he's smart he won't testify at the impeachment trial, but we all know he's not smart. He'll throw a few senators under the bus as well.

Been There · 11 months ago

===Um, the over/under in the Senate is 2. ====
My book says its more like 3 or 4. I was wrong yesterday when I thought it was going to be a one vote margin. Meaning, of course, one vote from a unanimous 118. It ended up at 4. (I forgot they had not replaced the late Wyvetter Younge so maybe we should just go with 3). But from a betting standpoint I would have had to pay out big.
In the Senate I could see maybe, possibly, at the most 5. One or two no and a couple skipping the vote. So I am putting the over/under line out at 4.

Bill · 11 months ago

Seeya Buddie,
It was fun while it lasted. Don't bend over to pick up the soap.

earnest · 11 months ago

My question is just a little different than Rich's. Not does he name names, but where does he do it?

After all, even ex-Governor's can get sentence reductions if they play nice with the US Attorney, and Rod's surely got some stories to tell.

Larry Mullholland · 11 months ago

It was six years ago that BLAGO took office and issued Executive Order #1 and fired 25 people via a press conference. He lied about the actions of those 25 people used them as props to dishonestly promote himself as a reformer. He showed no concern about whose lives were dramatically altered that day.

Today, he once again used those people as props in a press conference to promote himself and left them without so much as a nod. Typically Disgusting.

Amuzing Myself · 11 months ago

Since the Governor is so fond of poetry, you should have a haiku or some other such contest regarding this circus.

scoot · 11 months ago

I expect the same bizzaro reaction when the Senate removes him from office & when a grand jury finds him guilty and sends him to fed prison.

10th Indy · 11 months ago

Less Kitties, more poems!

Concerned Voter · 11 months ago

Apologies to Simon & Garfunkel (Homeward Bound):

Prison Bound?

I'm sitting here in Ravenswood
I'm just not feeling to good
My suitcase and my brush in hand
The feds are waiting in the van
For this poet and now civilian

Prison Bound
I wish I wasn't
Prison Bound
Prison, where my days are wasting
Prison, where the foods bad tasting
Prison, where George Ryans' waiting
Laughingly for me

Everyday was an endless stream
Of schemes and "fund raising"
I flew the jet around the state
I always seemed to arrive late
Then I snap back to reality
And to where I'll be headed soon

Prison Bound
I wish I wasn't
Prison Bound
Prison, where my days are wasting
Prison, where the foods bad tasting
Prison, where George Ryans' waiting
Laughingly for me

Tonight I'll sing Elvis again
Only this time from the Federal Pen
But all my words come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness in harmony
I need someone to comfort me

Prison Bound
I wish I wasn't
Prison Bound
Prison, where my days are wasting
Prison, where the foods bad tasting
Prison, where George Ryans' waiting
Laughingly for me
Laughingly for me
Laughingly for me

Arthur Andersen · 11 months ago

Bill, that may be your best post ever.

Ahem · 11 months ago

"We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me"

haiku for dummies · 11 months ago

The "boy" governor
is so very sad today.
Look, it's a kitty!

Steve · 11 months ago

Concerned Voter, you rock. Mine isn't nearly as good, but I couldn't resist. (Guv -- you're free to use this if you like; no royalty required!)

There once was a man named G-Rod
He listened to his buddies who said he was God.
He bent a few laws, broke twenty-four more
In the pen he's known for his hair and his bod!

sal-says · 11 months ago

OK. He's GOT to be preping for an insanity defense.

this voter will remember · 11 months ago

He talks the 'Good Talk' and sounds good, but he forgot to add that he wants his cut off the top first.

this voter will remember · 11 months ago

WOW - he threw the House under the bus.
Bad House Bad.

OneMan · 11 months ago

I was a computer science major not an English major but here it goes...

Governor Blagovich I don't think I will ever see
Someone remotely as crazy as thee

Blogs are written by fools like me
But for Bat S--t crazy press conference it truly takes ye

Vote Quimby! · 11 months ago

I ain't got no fancy Kaliforneeuh education like the gub'na so I can't quote Tennis Shoe, but I got me sum Kenny Rogers:

You got to know when to fold 'em, know when to hold 'em; know when to walk away, know when to run.

It's obvious our governor has no clue. Happy Impeachment Day!

carbon deforestation · 11 months ago

Was he thinking of the "people" when he told Ali Ata "I hope you make a lot of money" (that would be taxpayers money)?

Zora · 11 months ago

He referenced, more than once, that he used the "advice" of lawyers to get around the legislature. Will those ex-members of the shrinking inner circle be the next to learn what the bottom of the bus looks like? Stay tuned.

carbon deforestation · 11 months ago

Um, Governor - Jay Hoffman is probably your only friend in Springfield and he voted yes today. Was he in on political vendetta too?

House oet · 11 months ago

Throw me under the bus, Rod
Throw me under the bus!
I knew you were lame
(just not quite insane)
But it's good to be wrong
just this once!

The World is Watching · 11 months ago

...and not impressed.

From TVNewser:

"Blago Takes Centerstage on Cablers, Shep Provides Commentary"

"What a waste of 34 minutes," said FNC's Shepard Smith at the conclusion of another day of Chicago political theater. Gov. Rod Blagojevich held a news conference around 3:15pmET today, and all the cablers covered the event. While he spoke, Smith provided his own commentary, and the Twitter users added their input on CNN in real time. Some of the Shep highlights: "Hello, Blago, can we talk about the impeachment stuff please" and "Where's that guy from Iraq, that journalist from Iraq, who threw the shoe at the president, is he available?" Some Twitter highlights: "Blago has been impeached. We no longer care about his platform. Try apologizing to your state. Unbelievable!" and "Great way to pass a Friday. It's like a soap opera."

Kitty Herself · 11 months ago

Koo-koo Ka-choo
Hit ROD with a Shoe!

bored on 1 · 11 months ago

A man, A plan, some denial,
Blagojevich

Amuzing Myself · 11 months ago

Wearing a white hat
Rod vanquished his enemies
He forgot one guy.

A Citizen · 11 months ago

Okay the Fight is on! Rahm and guv - rapid fire profanity at 30 paces. The last one breathing wins.

ZC · 11 months ago

Blago's cheesy taste in poetry continues thus. "If" and now "Ulysses." How long until William Henley's "Invictus"?

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.

hitman3000 · 11 months ago

Rod Blagojevich is so corrupted that it makes pregnant people's babies cry.

Six Degrees of Separation's Ha · 11 months ago

I am not a crook
Said the Richard Nixon fan
"Not so fast", said Fitz.

Limerick · 11 months ago

It's amazing that Governor Rod
Still thinks of himself as a god.
But our view of his worth,
Has come crashing to earth.
Soon we'll be done with this clod!

Ivory-billed Woodpecker · 11 months ago

Not to pile on. But Tennyson's Ulysses comes across as something of a self absorbed jerk.

Now young Quinn, there is a politician . . .

". . . discerning to fulfill
This labor, by slow prudence to make mild
A rugged people, and thro' soft degrees
Subdue them to the useful and the good."

Joe Schmoe · 11 months ago

Beer Time

Amy · 11 months ago

Don't cry daddy.
daddy please don'y cry.
You still got me and little mommy.
Together will find a brand new jobby.
Daddy daddy please laugh again, daddy rid us on your back again.
Oh daaady, please don't cry.

Love Amy

Pomerium Ultra · 11 months ago

Scene I:
(Governor at restaurant with Lobbyist 1.)
I’m just going to take the birthday money once. I’m not going to be like that guy. (Gestures to next table as man in silhouette screams into cell phone: “John! Tell them it’s not enough. I need more [bleep]ing cash!”)

Scene II:
(Governor at home on phone to Individual B.)
I’m just going to take the $25,000 once. I’m not going to be like that guy.
(Gestures towards TV as lawyer at press conference is saying his client is innocent of any wrongdoing.)

Scene III:
(Governor in campaign office with Deputy Governor A.)
Tell them I only want the $100,000 once. I’m not going to be like that guy.
(Gestures towards man in blue jogging outfit on the street being helped into black FBI SUV.)

Scene IV:
(Governor in prison cell sitting on bottom bunk. Copy of Chicago Tribune on the floor with headline: “Governor Gets Maximum Sentence”. Governor points to paper.): I’M NOT GOING TO BE LIKE THAT GUY!!!!

Apologies to the Illinois Meth Project.

IDOT Guy · 11 months ago

Bunch of us IDOT workers are celebrating aith after work impeachment beers!

Rod Bla-gone-a-vich · 11 months ago

I have left the building

2ConfusedCrew · 11 months ago

Seems like a perfect time to remind all hands :

Profile of the Sociopath
This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.



Glibness and Superficial Charm


Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.


Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right."


Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests.


Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.


Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.


Incapacity for Love


Need for Stimulation
Living on the edge. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal. Promiscuity and gambling are common.


Callousness/Lack of Empathy
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them.


Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others.


Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency
Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet "gets by" by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc.


Irresponsibility/Unreliability
Not concerned about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed.


Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity
Promiscuity, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts.


Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle
Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future, poor work ethic but exploits others effectively.


Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility
Changes their image as needed to avoid prosecution. Changes life story readily.

Bookworm · 11 months ago

Only an HBO miniseries could do justice to this story -- or to all the f-bombs and variations thereof Rod and Rahm would drop in the course of the script :)

Bookworm · 11 months ago

Yesterday was Elvis' birthday, today was Nixon's birthday, and Sunday is MY birthday... what better way to celebrate?

Anonymous Coward · 11 months ago

Did anyone else envision Rod turning into the skull-like shrieking "Judge Doom" from 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'??

I SAID STOP LAUGHING!!!

Mike Wazowski · 11 months ago

I'm leaning toward the under on the Senate vote count. When the federal prosecutors commence with the parade of evidence in open court and for all the world to hear in about a year hence or so, I'd hate to be a senator who voted against removal.

Ms Port Belly Mushroom · 11 months ago

Three guesses where Bill lands next: Alexi.

Gregor · 11 months ago

The governor is either mentally ill, or pushing new frontiers in dadaism.

Arthur Andersen · 11 months ago

AA had to work all day and missed some of the events.

Did
a)Roland Burris get Blagojeviched?

b)Jesse White?

c)Both?

d)Neither?

A Citizen · 11 months ago

AA, (d - but he mentioned Rahm and paraded in a number of people with disabilities to prop him up. He claimed his efforts helped them but it was clear those efforts put them in the situation they found themselves. He was pathetic and delusional.

Pretorian · 11 months ago

GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!

The guy in the wheelchair at the press conference walked into the Thompson Center, went to the Governors Office, rode out in a wheelchair to the press conference, rode back to the Governors Office and walked out of the building.

MAN THIS IS DESPERATE!!!!

Anonymous Coward · 11 months ago

@Pretorian

You saw this?

Speaking At Will · 11 months ago

Impeachment means that Rod cannot run for office again in the United States. However....I see President of Serbia in Rod's Future.

The current President of Serbia is Boris Tadić, leader of the center-left Democratic Party. He was reelected with 50.5% of the vote in the second round of the Serbian presidential election held in February 2008. So by the time Rod gets out of Jail, its time for another run!

Porter · 11 months ago

With apologies to Tennyson

When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.

Pot calling kettle · 11 months ago

CNN has the whole, bizarre show here:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/blagojev...

WOW!

Amy · 11 months ago

re the post at 5:14 pm as Amy......

whoever you are, you are not the Amy who posts often on this board.

Anonymous Coward · 11 months ago

Genson prepares his defense:

http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/nq/2009/nq090...