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 08:54:16 -0600, wrote:

Am I missing something, Axelrod thrown under the bus? You are
overlooking something, the Obama team didn't play ball. More than that,
we don't know that they didn't report the corrupt SOB.

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/12/0...od-yes-he-did/

Here's the BEST part - the Youtube interview has been pulled - can't
find it anymore.

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/12/1...itics-in-2005/

Ah yes - the smell of hope and change - plus politics as usual.

Heh, heh, heh... :)

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:54:16 -0600, wrote:

Name a Presidential administration that hasn't had some controversy?

Before he's even in office?

Oh wait - he is in office - The Office of The President-Elect.

Is that an official government office? I don't see it listed in the
Constitution. :)

Hope and change - politics as usual.

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:54:16 -0600, wrote:

Frankly, the open way Blagojevich was doing this, I'm suspecting he is
nuts. I've heard a few people thinking bi-polar.

The gift that just keeps on giving.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conduc...6431739&page=1

HAPPY FITZMAS!!!

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:54:16 -0600, wrote:

Frankly, the open way Blagojevich was doing this, I'm suspecting he is
nuts. I've heard a few people thinking bi-polar.

More gifts under the Fitzmas Tree.

http://volokh.powerblogs.com/posts/1228903890.shtml

And the SEIU is involved.

HAPPY FITZMAS!!

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 12:20:45 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

http://volokh.powerblogs.com/posts/1228903890.shtml

And the SEIU is involved.

HAPPY FITZMAS!!

LOL, I think those of you on the right, are going to be just as
disappointed as those of us on the left, were at the last Fitzmas party.

The above link, seems to confirm, Obama didn't play ball. And, so far, I
haven't seen any evidence that *Obama* had any contact with the governor,
making his statement truthful.

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

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:19:22 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:56:14 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Boater" wrote in message
...

You should have gone to college and learned how to think mo' betta'.

Gee. Do ya think Blagojevich went to college?

Idiots.

Check out that hair piece he wears.

Damn thing must have cost a freakin' fortune.

Wonder if he'll wear it in prison. It does make him look sorta cute.

If not, maybe you could use it for fly tieing.
--
John

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:00:23 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


BAR wrote:

Fitzgerald stated that "the president elect" was not named in the
indictment. What Fitzgerald didn't say is that "the president elect"
wasn't a figure in the investigation.


I think there's a bunch of 'vestigatin' going on:

"Both Obama and Blagojevich got extensive money and support from Chicago
businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko, who is awaiting sentencing after being
convicted in June on charges of using clout with Blagojevich's
administration to help launch a $7 million kickback scheme."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/...ernor_analysis

Usually where's there's smoke, you will eventually find fire.

Eisboch


The big question is whether the media will report it. Last night we watched
the story on CBS (I think) After about ten minutes on the subject, my wife
asked if the guy was a Democrat. The word had not been used. Imagine how
often the word 'Republican' would have been used if it could have been.
--
John