Democratic Illinois governer arrested

[LeMansX5]

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2...o-custody.html

[Wagner]

Change you can believe in.

Blagojevich was taken into custody hours after the Tribune reported that the investigation into allegations of pay-to-play politics within his administration had been expanded to include his pending choice of a Senate replacement for Obama. The Democratic governor has said he expects to make a decision on the state's next senator in weeks.

[UCrewX5]

Why am I not surprised?

[Krimson X]

I guess he shouldn't expect any favors or pardons from the president-elect.

The tapes reveal a two-term governor who no longer wants his job, badly wants cash and is determined to leverage a financial benefit out of his appointment powers.
He also appears to think little of the president-elect, whom he calls a "motherf***er" at one point.
"F**k him," Blagjoveich says of Obama during a lengthy call with top aides and his wife recorded on November 10th, "For nothing? F**k him."

[motordavid]

Schadenfreude is sort of a normal and deliciously human feeling I suspect.
What is it with all these guys? They really become to feel and operate like they are "above it all",
and feel they can order op/ed editors fired, bags of dough served up, and are consumed by disregard
for anyone but their own "deal"...WTF?! Hope he does a long time in some joint and gets has azz handed to him.

Let him eat some freakin cake...
BR,mD

[The Cleaner]

These kind of crimes probably happen a lot more than we know. I hope he rots in prison.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by UCrewX5

Why am I not surprised?

Too much corruption in Illinois State and other offices. Its not just the governor, but the whole environment which causes the new guy to go corrupt when he sees everyone is making money. Three previous governors were arrested and governor before Rod, George Ryan is still in jail doing his 6 year term.

[trueX5er]

none of us are surprised about this here, despite what you hear on the news....

[sbriscoe]

I was born in Illinois but left after joining the Army for 27 years. However, knowing Illinois would be my home again I always kept tabs on what was going on. This does not surprise me at all. Illinois has been governed by the Chicago Political Machine since before the days of Al Capone. Nothing has changed and nothing will change so long as good people do nothing. Blagojevich is a product of that machine so in his mind he has done nothing wrong. I think it prudent to add the new President Elect is also a product of that machine.

[X5rolls]

Blagojevich. What an idiot.