politico.com - 12/9/2008
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The website of Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn is crashing, but Wikipedia endures , and is of course up to the moment.
Quinn will likely make the choice of who fills Obama's seat. He has a bit of a reputation as a reformer, if not a pure one, but I haven't heard a particularly clear ...
So. Who Will Appoint the Next Illinois Senator?
motherjones.com 12/9/2008 — Looks like it is Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn , the man on the right. He better have zero uncovered corruption scandals in his past, because the entire national media is going to turn its eyes to him as soon as it's done digesting Fitzgerald's ...
Blago's Taint: Who Succeeds Obama, And How?
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 12/9/2008 — There are several possibilities now:
1. Blagojevich defiantly stays in office. The legislature impeaches him; Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn becomes governor and appoints Obama's successor. Democrats worry about Quinn's judgment here, but they might attempt to ...
Everybody Has An Opinion -- And An Angle
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 12/12/2008 — IL Senate Republican Leader-Elect Christine Radogno released a statement today suggesting that IL Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn 's assertion that he could appoint a replacement senator if Gov. Rod Blagojevich resigns is "ludicrous."
"It is ludicrous to talk ...
Keeping Pat Quinn Innocent in the Court of Public Opinion —
PoliGazette
While the big question seems to be, “What did Obama know and when did he know it?” with regards to the corruption of Illinois Governor Rod Blogojevich, I haven’t yet seen the same question asked about his Lt. Governor Pat Quinn. Of course, I’ve only started my reading ...
Illinois Lt. Gov. Asks Blagojevich to Step Aside —
News
Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn (D) called on Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) to step aside following the governor's arrest in a corruption-related probe earlier today.
"The governor is still the governor as of this moment," Quinn said in a press conference, reported by Chicago Breaking News, but urged ...
Is Rod Blagojevich still Governor of Illinois? —
Stubborn Facts
The Governor of Illinois has been arrested and indicted . I don't know Illinois law, and I've not researched this, but my instinct is to say that, absent caselaw to the contrary, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn is the acting Governor, by operation of Article V § 6(b) of the Illinois Constitution ...
Thursday's campaign round-up —
Political Animal
THURSDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP....Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn (D) explained yesterday that if he becomes governor soon, he's...
An IL Senate float —
Ben Smith's Blog
A thoughtful veteran of Illinois politics offers an interesting name for Illinois Senate, one that I hadn't heard before: Forrest Claypool .
Claypool has long been close to Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who may -- unless legislation is passed putting a special election in place -- wind up making the ...
Quick links —
The Sideshow
Gotta warn you, peeps, I just got e-mail from Haloscan saying they are going to upgrade the service and make it better! You know what this means.... What Would Obama Do? - Chris Bowers says he would encourage vigorous debate. Chad Rubel says, " Meet Pat Quinn: the man who might pick Barack ...
Obama calls for Blagojevich's resignation —
First Read
From NBC's Savannah GuthrieThrough his spokesman, Obama is calling for Rod Blagojevich to resign as Illinois governor. Said Gibbs, "The President-elect agrees with Lt. Governor [Pat] Quinn and many others that under the current circumstances, it is ...
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