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Ill. Democrats Vote to Let Blago Appoint Senate Replacement
The Jawa Report —
December 16, 2008 Ill. Democrats Vote to Let Blago Appoint Senate Replacement Guess they feared the electorate, because they knew they'd get their asses thrown out of office. No matter - they're just delaying the inevitable . But now, we get the amusement of watching the most brazen, crazy, lunatic, mentally-unstable psychopath (their definition) of a Democrat governor to emerge on the scene in decades appoint the Senate replacement he was just weeks ago trying to sell to the highest bidder. Courtesy of...the Democrats in the Illinois House. CHANGE CORRUPTION YOU CAN KEEP ...
Shots from the Laura Show 12/16
Tammy Bruce —
**This post will be updated throughout the show**
Obama clears himself and staff in Blagojevich case. Next, he turns water into wine.
Emanuel Rahm on Blago tapes 21 times. I guess they were chatting about basketball?
ATF: accelerant poured around Palin's church
Illinois Democrats Let Blagojevich Keep Naming Power
Illinois Dems Allow Blago to Retain Appointment Power
Weekly Standard Blog —
... The Democrats, who hold a majority in the state house, deferred taking away his authority to appoint when they were unable to come to an agreement on how to proceed with a special election. ...
Blagojevich Retains Appointment Power
PoliGazette —
Illinois Democrats declined to rein in renegade Democratic Gov. Blagojevich today, instead allowing him to retain the power to appoint a successor to President-Elect Obama’s Senate seat.
For a party which has in recent years bragged about its ethical superiority, this refusal to act represents a clear indication that the new bosses are pretty much the same as the old (corrupt) bosses. It is still possible, of course, that an impeachment inquiry will remove Blagojevich (who is refusing to resign), but the refusal to strip Blagojevich of his appointment power probably leaves him with several weeks to appoint someone — including even ...
Blagojevich woes to cost Illinois money
The Swamp —
... Many people may not know (I didn't until a few minutes ago) that Gov. Rod Blagojevich's problems could potentially cost Illinois taxpayers significant money. How so? A Bloomberg report explains: ...
Hot Rod Blagojevich Impeachment Stalls And He Can Still Fill Obama’s Senate Seat
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
No quick resignation from the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich over his arrest last week because of allegations he tried to sell an appointment to Barack Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat.
A committee of the Illinois House considering evidence and testimony in an impeachment inquiry against Gov. Rod R. ...
Illinois Waits For Godot
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
The vast swirl of controversy surrounding Rod Blagojevich and his various and sundry offenses–including an effort to put the Senate seat recently resigned by Barack Obama up for sale–are apparently not enough to convince Illinois Democrats of the need to have a special election:
Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives postponed stripping Governor Rod Blagojevich’s power to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama that prosecutors say Blagojevich tried to sell.
The governor, a Chicago Democrat, retains authority to appoint Obama’s successor while the House pursues an ...
links for 2008-12-17
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Clinton’s Personal Secretary Helping Obama Team - the Band is Back Together for Obama
It’s official. The old Clinton gang really is back together again. Answering the phones these days for the co-chairman of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition, John D. Podesta, is none other than Betty Currie.
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Illinois Waits For Godot
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
The vast swirl of controversy surrounding Rod Blagojevich and his various and sundry offenses--including an effort to put the Senate seat recently resigned by Barack Obama up for sale--are apparently not enough to convince Illinois Democrats ...
Democrats Stalling On Stripping Governor Blagojevich Of His Appointment Power
Say Anything —
I really don’t know what the problem is. He’s on tape trying to sell the Senate seat. What’s left to debate?
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg)—Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives postponed stripping Governor Rod Blagojevich’s power to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama that prosecutors say Blagojevich tried to sell.
The governor, a Chicago Democrat, retains authority to appoint Obama’s successor while the House pursues an impeachment process that may last weeks. Democratic lawmakers led by House Speaker Michael Madigan dropped plans late yesterday to ...
