Governor Rod Blagojevich was finally impeached and banned from holding political office in the state again. His position will be given to his estranged lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn. Blagojevich was arrested last month for a number of crimes, one of which was an attempt to auction off President Obama's former U.S Senate seat. He was also charged with pressuring people for campaign money. Tapes were found proving this and Blagojevich told the Senate that "all of us in politics do in order to run campaigns and win elections." Blagojevich did not show up for his trial all week, (he spent the time instead talking with the media) but he did return in time to make a speech in which he claimed that "You haven't proved a crime, and you can't because it didn't happen. How can you throw a governor out of office with insufficient and incomplete evidence?" The Senators responded by calling him a "dishonest," "devious," "corrupt," and a "hypocrite." Personally I am not sad to see him go.
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I hope news of this dies soon. It seems like one whole tangle of a mess where neither side can be agreed with. "Scumdog Million-Hairs" is technically right when he says that they have impeached him without sufficient evidence. The most guilty thing I've heard as evidence is that he said over the telephone that Obama's seat was "valuable" Never once, have I heard the media say that he actually asked for a bribe or the such. Perhaps he just needs to expand his vocabulary to include less suspicious words? I actually supported him when the story first broke and it seemed the media was just really hungry for a corruption scandal. But then Blagojevich seemed to become delusional and totally unaware of what he was being charged with. "Like Ghandi" he called himself. Really? Ghandi? "This hunger strike is f***ing valuable" ...? I don't think so. And the vote to impeach him was 59-0. Not one senator was on his side. Maybe I just didn't hear the more incriminating evidence and he's clearly guilty to those who have seen and/or heard it. But the blood people want from him seems a little excessive. They've pretty much discredited him for life, and to ruin his entire reputation over what I think is suspicious, but not incriminating, evidence is too much. But then again, if he actually did do it, then this media circus around his corruption hearings and criminal trial will serve as a stark reminder to all the other governers who think about corrupting themselves. So maybe it's for the best. I just hope it ends soon so as not to overfeed the media and population on this story.
*Stark reminder not to be corrupt
forgot to add that last part in
I think Blagojevich is just ignorant and naive. When evidences were found, everyone expected him to be immediately thrown out of his office. I believe Blagojevich is just in denial and couldn't face the fact that he had obviously been busted for his crimes. Especially due to his provincial and stubborn arguements. Overall i think he got what he deserved.
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