althouse.blogspot.com - 12/13/2008
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Illinois AG Lisa Madigan makes the move to oust Blagojevich that we were talking about yesterday. Madigan said that she took the action with the Supreme Court because she thinks that this is a faster way to strip Blagojevich of his power than through impeachment, which could take several weeks. ...
swamppolitics.com - 12/13/2008
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swamppolitics.com —
by Bob Secter Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's
pick to be White House chief of staff, had...
conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Tribune has learned. ...
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Rahm Emanuel, Blagojevich staff talked
suntimes.com - 12/13/2008
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suntimes.com —
Gov. Blagojevich will decide early next week --
perhaps as early as Monday -- whether he should...
resign, a source close to the governor told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Blago could decide future by Monday
suntimes.com - 12/12/2008
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Is Blago "disabled"?
The Reality-Based Community —
... The Constitution of Illinois provides that the state Supreme Court can remove the Governor from office temporarily "If the Governor is unable to serve because of death, conviction on impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation or other disability." Lisa Madigan, the state Attorney General, has now asked the Supreme Court to do just that on the grounds that the corruption case against Blagojevich "disables" him from serving. At first blush, I'm inclined to agree with Ann Althouse that this is a stretch. But in one important respect Blago truly is "disabled": the Governor of ...
ANN ALTHOUSE ON Using the courts to oust Blagojevich on the theory that he’s “disabled” from serving…
Instapundit —
... ANN ALTHOUSE ON Using the courts to oust Blagojevich on the theory that he’s “disabled” from serving as governor. “Given that ‘conviction on impeachment’ is one of the specified reasons for inability to serve, using this procedure as an alternative to the impeachment process looks like an abusive power grab.” ...
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Is Blago nuts? The experts speak
powerlineblog.com 12/11/2008 — Reflecting on the question "Is Blago nuts?," -- retired clinical psychologist Judith Lown writes:
I read your column with particular interest this morning because it echoed a conversation I had with a friend last night. My reaction then, as to ...
AP’s Emotive Language For Gov. Rod Blagojevich
stoptheaclu.com 12/10/2008 — -By Warner Todd Huston
Evidence in abundance of AP's new "style" of news coverage.
Not long ago, the Associated Press informed its writers that they should be more emotive in their writing. Instead of an old newsy just-the-facts style of reporting, ...
Blagojevich 'Hairy' Insanity Defense Promoted by MSM
newsbusters.org 12/12/2008 — Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has become such a huge embarrassment to his fellow Democrats that the mainstream media is now trying to explain away his over-the-top corruption as insanity on his part. And the sign of Blagojevich's insanity ...
Blagojevich and Union Go Way Back —
WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 12/13/2008
Allegations that Blagojevich approached the nation's largest union seeking help in a pay-for-play scheme are the latest episode in a long, mutually beneficial relationship between the governor and the powerful Service Employees International Union.
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