With the news that the head of the family is to serve more than a decade in prison for attempting to solicit bribes and getting caught on a wire, the Blagojevich family welcomed a new member of the family– a homeless puppy likely to be named Twix Blagojevich. Twix was welcomed at a press conference along with former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich his wife and children, and the family’s elder pooch, Skittles.
The Washington Post also covered the story, adding the rather devastating detail that Blagojevich, discussing the potential of him getting a heavy prison sentence with the Associated Press, said in an interview “that he told his daughters if he ever went to prison, ‘You can get another dog and call him, ‘Daddy.’’”
Whatever Blagojevich’s crimes– arguably significantly less damaging than many crimes that do not elicit a 14-year sentence– the video of his children clinging to the family dogs in the midst of what cannot be an easy time for the family is quite moving.
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