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The Intellectual Redneck <a href="http://bloggingredneck.blogspot.com/2009/01/illinois-senate-tells-rod-blagojevich.html">Illinois senate tells Rod Blagojevich to not let the door hit him in the butt on the way out</a>
Personally, I am going to miss this guy. He epitomizes the worst of Democratic politics.
Governor Rod says: "I did a lot of things that were mostly right"
DownWithTyranny! —
"I did a lot of things that were mostly right." -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, interrupting his media whirlwind today to visit the closing of the State Senate's trial of his removal from office by Ken Well, I guess that's okay then, governor. Never mind. The news could come any ...
Blagojevich Speaks After Impeachment
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
After the statement above, Mr. Blagojevich continued talking... and talking... and talking. He’s some piece of work. Hello Governor Quinn:
According to state law, Pat Quinn, the lieutenant governor, assumed chief executive power upon the vote and was expected to take the ...
Bye Bye, Blagojevich
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... ouster and ended nearly two months of political spectacle in which he sought unsuccessfully to salvage his reputation and career here and across the country.
Mr. Blagojevich, a two-term Democrat who rose from the ranks of Chicago ward politics on the strength of his charisma and family connections, is the first governor in the state’s history to be impeached. The senators voted 59 to 0 in favor of removing him after a four-day trial and about two hours of deliberation.
Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...
So Hard to Say Goodbye...
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
*Sniff* We hardly knew ye, Blago.
Blagojevich Ousted by Illinois State Senate
No Holds Barred--Political Opinions —
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Senate on Thursday convicted Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on a sprawling article of impeachment that charged him with abusing his power. The vote prompted the governor’s immediate and permanent ouster, and ended nearly two months of political spectacle in which he sought unsuccessfully to salvage his reputation and career here and across the country. Read Full Article ...
Bagged-gojevich: One-way Ticket to Palookaville
The Latest on Air America —
Oh sweet mercy Rod Blagojevich not only gets the no-show job--he won't be getting paid for it. What's more there's no free money for the wife, no bag man bringing the dough for the powers that were to look the other way: Thanks for the memories, Blago. We'll muss you, but miss you not a mite. There's more after the jump. The Illinois State Senate on Thursday convicted Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on a sprawling article of impeachment that charged him with abusing his power. The vote prompted the governor’s immediate and permanent ouster, and ended nearly two months of political spectacle in which he sought unsuccessfully to salvage his reputation and ...
Blagojevich Kicked Out of Governor's Mansion - At Last!
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
Today, the Illinois State Senate convicted Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of abusing his power by a vote of 59 - 0. Not only did they vote to remove Blagojevich from the Governor's mansion, they voted to "permanently bar him from seeking public office in Illinois." Oh well, maybe the fool can get a teevee show because his comparisons of himself to Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr. are freaking hilarious. Speaking of surreal, I hear MSNBC is hiring or looking to add a brand new prime time show. Blagojevich should audition for it. Blagojevich Ends Boycott of Impeachment ...
Welcome, Gov. Quinn
Political Animal —
WELCOME, GOV. QUINN.... Rod Blagojevich spoke at some length to the Illinois Senate today, imploring state lawmakers not to remove him from office. He was not , apparently, persuasive. The Illinois State Senate on Thursday convicted Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on a sprawling article of impeachment that charged him with abusing his power. The vote prompted the governor's immediate and permanent ouster, and ended nearly two months of political spectacle in which he sought unsuccessfully to salvage his reputation and career here and across the country. [...] Mr. Blagojevich, a ...
And so Ends the Blagorama, not with a Whimper but with a Bang
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via the NYT: Blagojevich Ousted by Illinois State Senate.
The vote was 59-0, which is quite the exclamation point on the entire affair.
Not only was he removed, but he was barred permanently from seeking public office in Illinois.
Blago Impeached
Patterico's Pontifications —
The vote: 59-0.
As required under state law, the lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn, assumed chief executive power upon the vote. To rancorous cheers, he took the oath of office for ceremonial purposes about an hour after the impeachment and gave a short speech that struck an upbeat tone.
“If all of us are cheerful, earnest, frank and honest,” Mr. Quinn said, “We can achieve great things for the land of Lincoln.”
Honest? Will this be measured on a sliding scale?
UPDATE: Scott Jacobs had this earlier.
Who's Pat Quinn?
DownWithTyranny! —
Well, for starters he became the Governor of Illinois today when Rod Blagojevich was removed from office by a 59-0 vote in the state Senate. But is he any good-- or just more of the same. Another Blagojevich or Emanuel type? We turned to one of our most savvy and trusted sources about Illinois politics, former Democratic congressional candidate John Laesch. His report (after taking some time out of his birthday celebration to write it): Pat Quinn – Change We Can Trust! by John Laesch ...
