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By: Burris did oppo research work for Blago « Top Daily Digest Reading

Burris did oppo research work for Blago « Top Daily Digest Reading — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:25:31 +0000

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By: Mason

Mason — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:52:57 +0000

Obama’s stonewalling and self vindication on the Senate appointment scandal worked. He’s out of the fray. The Washington based hub bub now stars Reid and not him. Is Rahm back from Africa yet? Why haven’t we heard from/about him?

By: Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:11:02 +0000

(I voted for Blago – over the sorry Republican alternative, JBT)

Angry Dumbo on January 12, 2009 at 3:00 PM

I feel for you!

By: Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:09:24 +0000

Will Illinois Republicans organize effectively to give voters a real choice in 2010?

It’s doubtful. When was the last time Republicans organized effectively for anything?

t.ferg on January 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM

I’m still thinking. :)

By: Hmm.. Maybe Burris isn’t so clean afterall? | Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Hmm.. Maybe Burris isn’t so clean afterall? | Fire Andrea Mitchell! — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:39:15 +0000

[...] Burris will likely get his Senate seat this week, but his argument that he didn’t have many ties to Governor Rod Blagojevich looks less likely to su…. The Chicago Tribune reports today that Burris developed opposition research for Blagojevich’s [...]

By: Angry Dumbo

Angry Dumbo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:00:40 +0000

As spoken by a rare brave IL state senator this morning, “How many legislators who vote to impeach will have relatives on the state payroll?”

Patronage is not illegal. Horse trading is not illegal. I expect that every politician I would vote for (I voted for Blago – over the sorry Republican alternative, JBT) engages in patronage and horse trading in representing me at the federal, state, county or municipal level. Like pork, the definition of patronage is relative. Pun intended.

A vote to impeach Blago, without ANY evidence from Fitzgerald, is hypocritical at best. More likely, the impeachment voter is a legislator hoping to cover his or her tracks by offering up a scape goat to the media.

By: canopfor

canopfor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:21:00 +0000

Where is Al Capone when you really need him?

Johan Klaus on Jan 12,2009 at 12:13PM.

Johan Klaus:Hehe,yup,I’ll raise you one,where the h#ll
is Elliot Ness,and the G-Men?:)

By: canopfor

canopfor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:16:32 +0000

Let me guess,Burris lives in Obama’s
vast neighborhood!

By: right2bright

right2bright — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:58:05 +0000

Blago is innocent till proven guilty…Blago is the governor, the innocent governor, so he can and did appoint the Senator.

By: Johan Klaus

Johan Klaus — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:13:11 +0000

No, don’t be silly. The Illinois Democrats are a RICO operation – they are organized crime.

The Illinois GOP is just a rumor.

Jaibones on January 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM

Where is Al Capone when you really need him?

By: kbfntc

kbfntc — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:06:08 +0000

Will Illinois Republicans organize effectively to give voters a real choice in 2010?

Ed, there is only one party in IL. John Kass from the Chicago Tribune long ago gave that party it’s name, the IL Combine. The IL GOP and IL Dems are flip sides of the same coin. Expect nothing from the IL GOP but the same corruption as the Dems.

By: gryphon202

gryphon202 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:53:23 +0000

Exit Question:

Will Illinois Republicans organize effectively to give voters a real choice in 2010?

Exit Answer:
Given the long and storied history of Daley-ite corruption in Chicago politics, probably not.

By: franksalterego

franksalterego — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:43:11 +0000

It’s rather amusing to see ol’ “Give ‘em hell Harry” in over his head, dealing with these Chi-town thugs.

By: Tim Zank

Tim Zank — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:38:44 +0000

Will Illinois Republicans organize effectively to give voters a real choice in 2010?
It’s doubtful. When was the last time Republicans organized effectively for anything?

t.ferg on January 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM

Sigh….it has been quite some time hasn’t it?

By: NoDonkey

NoDonkey — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:34:24 +0000

I’ve never known the Illinois Republicans to do anything effectively.

Illinois Republicans seem to have “losing elections” nailed down pretty good.

By: fiscallyconservative

fiscallyconservative — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:58:41 +0000

Will Illinois Republicans organize effectively to give voters a real choice in 2010?

I’ve never known the Illinois Republicans to do anything effectively.

By: NoDonkey

NoDonkey — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:54:07 +0000

It is wonderful that Barack Obama has emerged undefiled from his extensive Illinois political background.

He’s a cuddly golden retriever among pit bulls, a soaring eagle among vultures, a Robin Hood among thieves, a kitten among cobras and a Heineken among Old Styles.

It truly is a miracle.

By: Tommy_G

Tommy_G — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:44:38 +0000

Will Illinois Republicans organize effectively to give voters a real choice in 2010?

In the last Gubernatorial election the Republicans in Illinois did an exhaustive search to find the only candidate who couldn’t beat Blagovich. Kind of the the RNC did for president last year.

By: kingsjester

kingsjester — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:39:55 +0000

Corruption has been a legacy in Illinois politics since before Al Capone.

It is wonderful that Barack Obama has emerged undefiled from his extensive Illinois political background. What a remarkable leader he is! /sarc off

By: a capella

a capella — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:39:33 +0000

I’m all for seating him. It will raise the overall level of present Senatorial integrity, trustworthiness, and sense of public service. Al Franken will also help in this regard.

By: Surprise: Burris Did Oppo Research for Blago | The American Pundit

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:32:51 +0000

[...] It would seem that the incoming Junior Senator from Illinois has a few more connections to the impeached governor than anyone had thought before. In fact, Roland Burris did opposition research for Blagojevich during the Illinois governor’s re-election campaign in 2006, reports the Chicago Tribune. Just days after Gov. Rod Blagojevich accepted his party’s nod for re-election in 2006, a letter arrived at state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka’s office seeking thousands of pages of documents Blagojevich could use as ammunition against her in their upcoming campaign. [...]

By: bullseye

bullseye — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:32:26 +0000

The family tree sure doesn’t fork a lot with democrap politicians does it???

By: NoDonkey

NoDonkey — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:31:43 +0000

Well, it’s good that none of this could possibly have touched Obama.

Because that would be a distraction.

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:29:36 +0000

Is that what Madigan wants Illinoisians to believe that the Democratic leadership in the legislature strategized? Under those circumstances, the legislature had even more incentive to act, if for no other reason but to distance themselves from Blagojevich and to make his perfidy even more clear.

Illinois Democrats have given a pretty clear demonstration of why they can’t be trusted with power. Will Illinois Republicans organize effectively to give voters a real choice in 2010?

No, don’t be silly. The Illinois Democrats are a RICO operation – they are organized crime.

The Illinois GOP is just a rumor.

By: yo

yo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:28:05 +0000

Oy!

The Illinois legislature could have prevented this by requiring a special election to fill Senate terms following the death or resignation of an elected Senator.

They could have put forth legislation to strip Blago of his power of appointment which would have forced a special election.

there’d be a matter of a motion to override in the legislature. But the appointment would have been made

Madigan is a tool. If Reid and Durbin used the lack of SecState’s signature on the appointment document to keep Burris out, the “motion to override” certainly would have had more teeth.