Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is a Democrat with a '70s hairdo and a gubernatorial career marred by embarrassing plen-T-plaints against "dirty" video games.
Despite his DLC-like record, Blagojevich did something right yesterday by ordering state agencies to stop doing business with Bank of America - in the hopes of forcing the bank to help laid-off Republic Windows & Doors workers involved in a sit-in. (Bank of America has received federal bailout dough, yet it has failed to assist the workers.)
The result? Well, I've just received word that Blagojevich has just been arrested. For what, I don't know.
He could be in trouble for something else (even though a zillion other politicians never get arrested or charged with anything despite their own corruption) - or maybe not. I think it's pretty suspicious that the feds decide to swoop in on Blagojevich only a day after he warns Bank of America.
After the botched Don Siegelman probe, you can't just assume the Blagojevich arrest isn't politically motivated (especially when Ernie Fletcher was never once arrested).
(Source: http://www.kentucky.com/103/story/620572.html)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Governor arrested day after he warned bank
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He was allegedly attempting to sell Barack Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder. Pretty serious, if true.
ReplyDeleteIt is a serious allegation, but it's the first I've heard of it.
ReplyDeleteDo they have enough evidence to arrest him? I still find it suspicious that this happened right after he warned Bank of America.
The Ernie Fletcher administration wasn't exactly corruption-free, yet Fletcher was never arrested.
I don't think it's related to the BoA issue. The Chicago FBI office rarely makes arrests unless they're sure of a conviction. It also appears that they had court authorization to wiretap his phone (which is how they got their evidence).
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting guy though. He also very recently allegedly threatened to without state assistance to the ailing Chicago Tribune unless they fired the entire editorial staff which has been critical of his administration.
Err...that should be "withhold" :)
ReplyDeleteI never heard anything about the Chicago Tribune stuff either. It sounds like an urban legend spread through the conservative blogs.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, why would a private newspaper get state assistance in the first place?
If the story is true, is this anything like the time in the '90s when conservatives in the Kentucky legislature tried to pass a law requiring newspapers to print the names of their editorial board members, because a paper ran an editorial that they disagreed with?
It involves a complex dealing involving the sale of Wrigley Field - which is currently owned by the same people who own the Tribune.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Associated Press is not a conservative blog.
I thought Wrigley Field was owned by the gum people.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you think the AP isn't conservative, you haven't seen much of it lately.
If you say so champ
ReplyDeleteAnd I do say so.
ReplyDeleteIt's because your thinking is so far to the left that you consider every mainstream news source as "conservative".
ReplyDeleteNot saying that's a bad thing. Just calling it how I see it :)