In a move that surprised few, the Illinois House impeached the ever-loving shit out of Rod Blagojevich today. The move required only 60 of 118 votes. But the score went down 114-1. My favorite quote so far comes from a…
A panel of 21 members of the Illinois General Assembly has issued a draft report recommending that the full body impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich.
From CNN:
“The impeachment committee says in a draft report that “the totality of the evidence…
Meet Blago’s pasty new advocate.
Think about it: you’re embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, wouldn’t you want defense attorney Eddie Genson–the man who got R. Kelly off for peeing on a fourteen year old girl–in your corner?
Courtesy CBS 2…
ABC’s Chicago affiliate is reporting that Jesse Jackson Jr., recently under suspicion as CANDIDATE # 5 in the Blagojevich complaint, may have been cooperating with federal investigators for more than 2 years.
Straight-up-cut-and-paste from The War Room:
“At the direction of the President-elect, a review of Transition staff contacts with Governor Blagojevich and his office has been conducted and completed and is ready for release. That review affirmed the public statements of…
But his boss is still clinging on.
Read about it at Chicagobreakingnews.com, HuffPo
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the state’s Supreme Court to temporarily remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office, or at least prevent him from appointing Obama’s replacement, and from ”acting on legislation sent to him by the Illinois House or…
The state of Illinois and the United States Senate are considering a variety of options to block Blagojevich from appointing a successor to Barack Obama’s Senate seat.
There’s increasing pressure for the Governor to step down, clearing the way for…
Barack Obama said he was “not aware of what was happening” in the Blagojevich case.
Though, presumably, his aides were at least in contact with the Governor over his Senate replacement?
More from The Hill.
UPDATE: ABC News and the New York Times are reporting that Jesse Jackson Jr. is Candidate # 5. So much for my prediction.
As the media collectively sifts through the Blagojevich indictment, folks are beginning to speculate about the identities…
