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Can't we just pay gov to take a hike? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Mark Brown
suntimes.com - 12/18/2008
Can't we just pay gov to take a hike? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Mark Brown
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Dogged devotion to all things Blago . . . plus a couple of tips Normally before starting a holiday vacation, I'd slack off and write something light. As you can appreciate, however, it's all Blago all the time around here right now. These are serious times in Illinois, and any columnist who ...
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TPM Election Central:  A Modest Proposal: Pay Blago To Resign

Political Animal:  Give the guy a golden parachute

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A Modest Proposal: Pay Blago To Resign
TPM Election Central — ... Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown's new proposal is for the state to offer the governor cash in exchange for his resignation -- an official bribe, if you will: ...

Give the guy a golden parachute
Political Animal — ... directs our attention to a very outside-the-box idea from Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown, who suggests the people of Illinois " steal a page from the governor ." Just how much money do you think it would take to persuade Blagojevich to get the bleep out of the way? I'm serious. Big corporations do it all the time. They've got a screw-up executive in the way, and they need to make a change. To save time and trouble, they pay him to get lost. It could be worth a try. I assume Brown isn't really serious, but it's hard not to admire just how clever this idea is. ...

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