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2009-01-23 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Blago's lawyer: I might sue to stop trial

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Posted by Steve White 2009-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "I'm not going to resign, of course not," he said. "I've done absolutely nothing wrong."

Not by Illinois standards, he hasn't....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-23 00:08|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2009-01-23 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Only thing he did wrong was to get caught on tape by a federal prosecutor. Which is enough.

He'll be gone by mid-February.

Posted by Steve White 2009-01-23 00:20|| 2009-01-23 00:20|| Front Page Top

#3 And now for a long distance dedication, going out to Rod in Springfield. Rod, always remember that to be a playa ya gotta know how to play:

It wasn't me

Posted by Casey Kasem 2009-01-23 01:49|| 2009-01-23 01:49|| Front Page Top

#4 I wouldn't try that in state court as the court should be smart enough that when the legislative body tastes blood theirs could follow quickly if it decides to over reach the separation of powers. And in federal court, they should be wise enough to grasp even a modest control is called for on what is state business and what is federal business to retain the veneer of what the Constitution says.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-23 08:13|| 2009-01-23 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 It wasn't me.

Posted by Governor Rod Blagojevich 2009-01-23 08:34|| 2009-01-23 08:34|| Front Page Top

#6 WLS Radio in Chicago offered the Blago a job if he resigns. Does the Quid pro Quo in Chicago never end?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-23 08:46|| 2009-01-23 08:46|| Front Page Top

#7 I hope he does his radio show from his prison confines..

Posted by Tom- Pa 2009-01-23 08:50|| 2009-01-23 08:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Even criminal, guilty bastards can get railroaded. But I don't care enough about his hairy ass to dig into the reports to find out.

I suppose at this point it's the business of the citizens of Illinois.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-01-23 09:05|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-01-23 09:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Does Joliet have a Governor's Wing?
Might wanna think about it...

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-23 09:12|| 2009-01-23 09:12|| Front Page Top

#10 It isn't a trial, it's an impeachment. Whole 'nother thing. Not a court.

But nice try.

Posted by mojo 2009-01-23 11:31|| 2009-01-23 11:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Once he leaves office and loses that Illiois State Police protective detail, Blago will be meeting with Jimmy Hoffa.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-23 11:33|| 2009-01-23 11:33|| Front Page Top

#12 What a douchebag...

Ill. gov tells AP that strain is like Pearl Harbor

CHICAGO Illinois' embattled but defiant governor turned to the history books to describe the emotional strain on him and his family, comparing his arrest last month to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

"Dec. 9 to my family, to us, to me, is what Pearl Harbor Day was to the United States," Gov. Rod Blagojevich told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday. "It was a complete surprise, completely unexpected. And just like the United States prevailed in that, we'll prevail in this."

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-23 12:29|| 2009-01-23 12:29|| Front Page Top

#13 What would the Chinese do?

Posted by ComeUppance 2009-01-23 13:31|| 2009-01-23 13:31|| Front Page Top

#14 Just like when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor! Only worserer! And it wasn't me.

Posted by Governor Rod Blagojevich 2009-01-23 19:07|| 2009-01-23 19:07|| Front Page Top

#15 Heard his press conference on the radio coming home. He sounded like Captain Queeg.

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-23 19:58|| 2009-01-23 19:58|| Front Page Top

#16 Queeg was right. He had an airtight case.

Posted by .5MT 2009-01-23 20:06|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-01-23 20:06|| Front Page Top

#17 And so do I, even though it wasn't me.

Posted by Governor Rod Blagojevich 2009-01-23 23:28|| 2009-01-23 23:28|| Front Page Top

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