BLAGOJEVICH REMOVED: Impeached Blagojevich has been removed

The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office Thursday, marking the first time in the state's long history of political corruption that a chief executive has been impeached and convicted.

[Bairn of Ecgtheow]

Dishonorable to the end, he refused to face his accusers. The very fact that he decried the impeachment process as unfair, yet accepted Illinois' constitution as fair by accepting the office of governor demonstrates his disdain for that constitution and so the rightness of the verdict. Why Illinois voters didn't toss this man out in previous elections when several of his cronies had been removed and convicted makes me really wonder what is going on in Illinois. Did people really think about this guy when they voted for him?

[yoohoo]

one down, many more to go

[barkway]

hey, what does he have to worry about? He's now a bona fide celebrity and no doubt already has a multi-million dollat book deal in the works. Probably a movie deal too. It's all about the money....who cares about pride, dignity, or self-respect anymore?

[Ken]

Isn't it amazing how quickly both parties can work and work together? Now if Congress could just get its act together..........

[H Akston]

Has ANYTHING good ever come out of the Illinois political machine?(Post Lincoln)

[John]

Bairn of Ecgtheow wrote:

Dishonorable to the end, he refused to face his accusers. The very fact that he decried the impeachment process as unfair, yet accepted Illinois' constitution as fair by accepting the office of governor demonstrates his disdain for that constitution and so the rightness of the verdict. Why Illinois voters didn't toss this man out in previous elections when several of his cronies had been removed and convicted makes me really wonder what is going on in Illinois. Did people really think about this guy when they voted for him?

Birds of a feather you know,the corruption is not limited to the elected but the electorate as well

[DobyTheDoggy]

Good! He was a schmuck from the start!

[irishsandman]

Don't let the door hitcha where the good lord splitcha.

Having a house in Illinois I'd like everyone to know that we have more ex-governors in prison that any other state in the union. LOL.
Our tax dollars at work yet again!

[imoDOTcom]

Looks like Illinois & Chicago are getting cleaned and scrubbed of varmints.

Yeah !!!

--- imoDOTcom ---
--- www.imo.com ---

[Delores]

Blago signed the Smoke Free Illinois Act. He lost 20 to 25 percent of any possible support among Illinois adults with that stroke of his pen. Had he vetoed that law perhaps he could have built majority support among the citizens and thus defeated his impeachment via popular support, like the cigar-using President Clinton did.

[Phester O Boyle]

Look at the good side..
Now all the whining hatemongering LIBs that hate ever thing that is decent now have their Holy Axe to grind for years to come.

There smoldering hate will blister up over this act of justice for years and years..

By this time next week ol Blackobych will be a boy scout according to them.

[Phester O Boyle]

I got 20 bux that sez alibomer will appoint him to CFO of the senate.
He rewards them shifty people.

[A1ACharles is Still The 1]

How much did the seat eventually cost?

[Quite Frankly]

In a rare move, justice is done! My heart can't stand the shock. I must reach for my Southern Comfort!

[Mencken]

H Akston wrote:

Has ANYTHING good ever come out of the Illinois political machine?(Post Lincoln)

Not even Lincoln.

[loves milkshakes]

He's either the best liar in the world or one of the biggest ratfink cheating bums around.
Either way he should have gone into national politics, he would would have fit right in.

[Fred]

I WONDER WHAT THE REAL TRUTH BEHIND THIS IS.

[PooPoo Platter]

Well, he's gone. At least from the Governor's Office. He had no support, nobody speaking up for him, virtually nobody protesting on his behalf. Whatever good he did, he didn't connect with people. On to the trial. Then the Greybar Hotel.

Look for the Lt Governor to raise taxes and do that dirty work. Then next year look for Lisa Madigan, the Attorney General, to become Governor with tax money to spend on what it gets spent on.

Life goes on.

[Lucan]

Sounds like it's probably for the best.

[ClownMan]

A1ACharles is Still The 1 wrote:

How much did the seat eventually cost?

His job???