I don’t know if most of the readers have figured it out yet, but I’m in a rare state of being undecided in a Governor’s race. If Edgar or Judy were to be the nominee I’d seriously consider endorsing them, though to make it entirely clear, that isn’t for sure.
As I’ve described before there is Good Rod and Bad Rod and depending on which kind of day he’s having determins whether I can’t stand him or see him as annoying, but doing the right thing in the areas that matter most. Obviously if corruption charges led to him, that changes the calculation entirely–and at least on the blog I have an open mind on the situation (buy me beer and it’s a different story). At a minimum he’s been lax at policing those around his administration and doesn’t seem to be able to denounce the likes of Rezko who, after all, is a man who defrauded the government and in doing so, reduced opportunities for women and minority business owners. This pisses me off, but he’s not the first guy to put up with it (see last post).
The thing that gets me about the Governor more than anything is his comfort in cozying up to insiders. Rich Miller’s weekly column covers the history of the Illinois Commerce Commission and the anti-competitive/anti-consumer relationships that have gone on since 2003.
In the interest of preserving the punch line–read the whole thing–the last paragraph is perfect.
Blagojevich has been good for business. Mine. I may break precedent and endorse him. lol
I see Edgar as being more-or-less the GOP version of Blagojevich without the annoying personal idiosyncracies.
Rauschenberger is the guy I’m cheering for.
How many more reasons do Democrats need before they scream out for someone to run against Blagojevich in the March Democratic Primary?
Blagojevich is attempting to destroy the state’s business climate, university system, budget, and pension system; his unfunded mandates for the schools will drive some of them bankrupt. He needs to be so humiliated at the polls that he turns to drink.