"Boater" wrote in message
...


Blago is a *bit* over the edge, but I agree there is nothing unusual for
Illinois or anywhere else in the gubernatorial appointment of federal
officeholds to fill seats. There is always a quid pro quo, monetary or
otherwise.



Right. He's just a normal, regular guy.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
...

Blago is a *bit* over the edge, but I agree there is nothing unusual for
Illinois or anywhere else in the gubernatorial appointment of federal
officeholds to fill seats. There is always a quid pro quo, monetary or
otherwise.



Right. He's just a normal, regular guy.

Eisboch



Not at all. That's why I emphasized "bit." But it certainly is normal
for a quid pro quo in connection with a political appointment. Most of
them are not in the forms Blago wanted, but I assure you, if you get a
political appointment, someday, and that day may never come, you may be
asked to perform a service.

Boater wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
...

Blago is a *bit* over the edge, but I agree there is nothing unusual
for Illinois or anywhere else in the gubernatorial appointment of
federal officeholds to fill seats. There is always a quid pro quo,
monetary or otherwise.



Right. He's just a normal, regular guy.

Eisboch


Not at all. That's why I emphasized "bit." But it certainly is normal
for a quid pro quo in connection with a political appointment. Most of
them are not in the forms Blago wanted, but I assure you, if you get a
political appointment, someday, and that day may never come, you may be
asked to perform a service.

Hey! Ain't that how the mafia works too. They do you a favor then they
own you.

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:53:26 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Boater" wrote in message
...


Blago is a *bit* over the edge, but I agree there is nothing unusual for
Illinois or anywhere else in the gubernatorial appointment of federal
officeholds to fill seats. There is always a quid pro quo, monetary or
otherwise.



Right. He's just a normal, regular guy.

Probably pretty normal as far as pols go.
Fitzgerald is after him, and this might be a replay of when Jim
Thompson, a fed prosecutor, went after Gov Otto Kerner and
nailed him for some typical pol influence trading. Then *he* became
the gov.
Most of these guys in office are dirty.
Put a tap on Dodd, and you might be surprised his public persona
is a load of crap. Or maybe not.
Where I draw the line is personal profit and endangering/screwing the
public.
There was Sec of State in Illinois who died - maybe 30 years ago.
A guy cleaning the dead pol's hotel room found a suitcase stuffed with
almost a million in cash. It became a big joke around here.

--Vic

On Dec 10, 8:33*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:53:26 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Boater" wrote in message
...

Blago is a *bit* over the edge, but I agree there is nothing unusual for
Illinois or anywhere else in the gubernatorial appointment of federal
officeholds to fill seats. There is always a quid pro quo, monetary or
otherwise.

Right. *He's just a normal, regular guy.

Probably pretty normal as far as pols go.
Fitzgerald is after him, and this might be a replay of when Jim
Thompson, a fed prosecutor, went after Gov Otto Kerner and
nailed him for some typical pol influence trading. *Then *he* became
the gov.
Most of these guys in office are dirty.
Put a tap on Dodd, and you might be surprised his public persona
is a load of crap. Or maybe not.
Where I draw the line is personal profit and endangering/screwing the
public.
There was Sec of State in Illinois who died - maybe 30 years ago.
A guy cleaning the dead pol's hotel room found a suitcase stuffed with
almost a million in cash. *It became a big joke around here.

--Vic

That was Paul Powell. When people were renewing their drivers licenses
etc, they would make their checks out to Paul Powell instead
of :Secretary of State" and he'd get them and cash them.


hey, they were made out to him, eh?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:52:32 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:



That was Paul Powell. When people were renewing their drivers licenses
etc, they would make their checks out to Paul Powell instead
of :Secretary of State" and he'd get them and cash them.


hey, they were made out to him, eh?

heh heh.
I looked it up to refresh my memory. Shoebox with 800 grand.
It was actually in a bunch of different containers, but shoebox is
what the press went with.
I remember thinking it should have been me cleaning that closet.
Set for life.
Nah, I would have turned it in to the great folks of Illinois.
Heh heh.

--Vic

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:33:24 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:53:26 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Boater" wrote in message
...


Blago is a *bit* over the edge, but I agree there is nothing unusual for
Illinois or anywhere else in the gubernatorial appointment of federal
officeholds to fill seats. There is always a quid pro quo, monetary or
otherwise.



Right. He's just a normal, regular guy.

Probably pretty normal as far as pols go.
Fitzgerald is after him, and this might be a replay of when Jim
Thompson, a fed prosecutor, went after Gov Otto Kerner and
nailed him for some typical pol influence trading. Then *he* became
the gov.
Most of these guys in office are dirty.
Put a tap on Dodd, and you might be surprised his public persona
is a load of crap. Or maybe not.
Where I draw the line is personal profit and endangering/screwing the
public.
There was Sec of State in Illinois who died - maybe 30 years ago.
A guy cleaning the dead pol's hotel room found a suitcase stuffed with
almost a million in cash. It became a big joke around here.

--Vic

Was it frozen cash?
--
John