While a little bit ago I claimed the press was seeing through G-Rod’s act, it appears that they are joining in the fun with Crain’s running the headline Blago reaches out to lawmakers. But read the first lines:
Amid growing criticism of his budget proposals, Gov. Rod Blagojevich sent a letter to Illinois lawmakers Tuesday urging them to show “the courage to say no to the special interests” that he says oppose his spending plan.
That isn’t reaching out, that is positioning himself to come out ahead by defining any oposition to an irresponsible borrowing plan as being beholden to special interests, like, ya know, the public good.
It’s just shameless:
“It all starts with us having the courage to say no to the special interests who have benefited at the taxpayers’ expense for far too long,” he said.
He presented the budget debate as a series of stark choices: schools, health care and education vs. special interests, state contractors and big business.
“We can’t afford both. We have to choose,” he said.
What an ass.