He’s Not Resigning
CHICAGO— The attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the governor will be vindicated and he has no plans to resign.
“He didn’t do anything wrong,” attorney Sheldon Sorosky told reporters after Blagojevich was arraigned. “A lot of this is just politics.”
Blagojevich should be in the office Wednesday, Sorosky added.
So, reporters asked, he does not intend to resign?
“Not that I know of, no,” said Sorosky, who added that the governor was “surprised” by the day’s events.
You’ll have to take away the office from my cold, dead hands.
Shrug. Okay.
UPDATE: as a commenter pointed out, let me point out that was meant in a purely metaphorical way. It doesn’t quite read as well as it did in my head. No violence meant to be implied.
December 9th, 2008 at
*wince* You might want to rephrase that. We’re not wanting to put out a hit on the guy, after all. Just forcibly and immediately remove him from office.
December 9th, 2008 at
So he won’t resign. Then the people must remove him. Articles of impeachment by Friday and his trial begins on Monday or Tuesday. At the conclusion of his press conference Fitzgerald was asked about providing information regarding impeachment. While he said he had not thought about it, he did not say no.
It is critical that this thief be removed from office as quickly as possible. Across Illinois we must make this point crystal clear. No office holder who allows him to remain in office can ever expect to be supported in future elections.
For once we cannot be silent. Blgojevich must leave office immediately.