Mike Lawrence makes the point about how much pandering Blagorgeous is doing…
Phil Kadner takes it up on education
And to be fair, Rich Miller points out a good shot that Blagorgeous gave Da Mare.
Even then, there is some juicy points about Blagorgeous
Blagojevich is not a well-liked governor among political insiders. I don’t care much for his leadership style, either, which has more in common with campaigning than actual governance. He is supremely self-centered. He constantly preaches reform, but spends most of his time hanging out with a few chosen lobbyists and other hacks who made their fortunes at the public trough.
Blagojevich also hasn’t grown much in the 14 years he has been in public office. He’s still the details-averse, devil-may-care goof that he was when he first arrived at the Illinois House, courtesy of his powerful father-in-law, Ald. Dick Mell.
While we often expect the Mayor to come out ahead, if the Republicans nominate a conservative candidate for Governor, the Mayor’s best choice will be Blagorgeous. And that will be a painfull pill to swallow. There aren’t any Jim Thompsons or George Ryans who are city friendly in the state GOP except Topinka and she is probably unable to win the primary.