I can totally understand Lisah's bf. I'm so happy that Patrick Fitzgerald is in the District of Northern Illinois.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Oh, someone just reminded me that the Lt. Gov who will pick the Senator if Blago is out has actually been campaigning to have him recalled or ousted for a couple of years now. Man, I just live for this shit.
Patrick Fitzgerald is totally a rock star.
It's making me nervous that they are talking about how corrupt Illinois govt. is when our President-Elect is a politician from Illinois. Not that I think he's crooked, but I'm sure it'll give my dad ammo for more crack-addled emails.
Fortunately, there's a good bit of tape of Blagojevich cursing and ranting about the Obama camp refusing to play ball. Not that that'll change anything. (There's also speculation that the tip off on all this came from Obama's people as well, though I don't know how reliable that is.)
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(There's also speculation that the tip off on all this came from Obama's people as well, though I don't know how reliable that is.)
Boyfriend heard it was Rahm Emanuel.
I'd buy that.
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From aurelia's link:
In a profile of Blagojevich in last February's Chicago Magazine, writer David Bernstein reported:
Privately, a few people who know the governor describe him as a "sociopath," and they insist they're not using hyperbole. State representative Joe Lyons, a fellow Democrat from Chicago, told reporters that Blagojevich was a "madman" and "insane."
That struck me at the time, as over the top. Today it strikes me as brave and prescient.
Huh. It's not funny 'cuz it's true.