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

"Boater" wrote in message
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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?