Posted in August 27th, 2008
Blagojevich is going to run again. Outside of Springfield and pretty tight political circles everyone laughs when I tell him he’s gearing up for another cycle. It’s not a secret in Springfield, but people cannot believe he’s that disconnected from reality to think he can win. He is. He just told everyone. Now it’s time […]
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Posted in August 18th, 2008
I think the chances of it are very slim or none. The conditions for it in 1981 included a closely split Illinois Senate and a Governor of the other party. The Senate Dems currently have a veto proof majority and are expected to hold that if not build a bit on it with Obama on […]
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Posted in August 8th, 2008
Latest Evidence: Blagojevich said Thursday he’s considering ordering lawmakers back to the Capitol in September and keeping them there until they fix education funding – a move that most believe would require some kind of tax increase. The catch is Blagojevich would then veto any such increase. “If it increases income taxes, yeah,” said spokesman […]
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Posted in August 6th, 2008
… to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee. Dude, Madigan isn’t a white whale. Give it up. Rich has the latest eruption from Governor Ahab. “Here’s another thing that Mr. Madigan keeps killing every year, and that’s fundamental […]
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Posted in August 5th, 2008
From comments over at Rich’s The Governor is one smart cookie. He is finally using all the power the Illinois Constitution gives him to create and administer the programs he wants for this state. Rewrite to Do Right is a stroke of genius. The Governor knows that the Senate President has got his back and […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
NSFWork [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/y-AXTx4PcKI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] In the post below, I brought up Hynes’ response to the Governor and the Leaders: He said the General Assembly could build in safeguards, as well as checks and balances, if that mistrust is the reason for the failure to approve a capital spending bill. “Distrust can’t be […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
And it’s not even by Dold. The Sun-Times blasts Madigan for not sitting down with the Governor: We know Blagojevich isn’t the best partner. His penchant for demonizing, his bad habit of circumventing the legislative process, his unyielding thirst for a splashy headline have endeared few. But Blagojevich is reaching out to Madigan and has […]
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Posted in June 11th, 2008
Apparently the June 2006 meeting shouldn’t have been surprising to Jackson since: Finally, Jackson said he spoke with Gov,. Blagojevich today, during which time the Governor proposed creating a gubernatorial-appointed commission to oversee development of the airport. Jackson said he rejected the concept, noting that the two private development firms who are willing to finance […]
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Posted in June 10th, 2008
Also Via Rich That whole abuse of power thingy As you may already know, last month JCAR blocked a rule change proposed by Governor Blagojevich that would have allowed him to immediately expand the eligibility for government-funded health-insurance programs. Health insurance is the governor’s top priority, and he had previously claimed the right to veto […]
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Posted in June 9th, 2008
Mark Johnson wonders what Morgenthaller knew about Rezko’s training biz: With yesterday’s announcement that Tony Rezko is guilty of 16 counts in his corruption trial, it is time for Jill Morgenthaler to start answering questions. Morgenthaler, candidate for IL-06, was a senior advisor to the Blagojevich administration and was the one who helped find […]
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Posted in April 28th, 2008
Rereading the Ata plea tells us a whole lot about how business was done in the Blagojevich administration. Strictly speaking there isn’t a smoking gun for the Governor, though there is a lot of circumstantial evidence and the meeting at Rezmar Offices reads like a bad movie plot. It does shed light on Rezko’s use […]
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Posted in April 25th, 2008
Download Title (Kudos to WTTW going to embeddable video!) Via Rich Molaro actually argues the Lege’s job is to not investigate allegations of corruption in a WTTW panel with Ronen and Fritchey. Same stupid argument used to avoid any oversight of the Bush administration by Republicans. Congrats to Molaro and Ronen for matching the most […]
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Posted in April 24th, 2008
Blagojevich quotes Hank Williams Two House Democrats said discussions on a possible impeachment resolution targeting Blagojevich accelerated after Tuesday’s disclosure by Ali Ata, whom the governor appointed to a $127,000-a-year post running the Illinois Finance Authority. In his surprise guilty plea to federal corruption charges, Ata said he gave two $25,000 campaign contributions to the […]
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Posted in April 23rd, 2008
Dan Hynes blasts the Governor Let me issue a challenge to Hynes on this. Dan is a good public servant, competent, steady, able. But he never takes that next step to lead and stand out. This is his chance. Connecting the dots on the state’s fiscal condition and the corruption and mismanagement of this administration […]
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Posted in April 23rd, 2008
The man is a scourge on state government and this pussyfooting around about a recall is silly. There are ample grounds to start impeachment hearings against Blagojevich now. Blagojevich was also initially identified as “Public Official A” in the separate corruption case against Rezko. The judge in that case eventually identified “Public Official A” as […]
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