Chicagoist: Blago Coverage From Around the Web

PhotoshopAbuser

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:37:51 -0600

Valid points Stealth. Who in their right mind would want to get involved in that mess. I was really surprised at the charges though. You gotta give blago credit though, if he was gonna screw up, he was gonna do it in a big way. If all of this is true, he is in some really deep shit. I wonder when durbin is going to request his pardon...you know, all the stress on his lovely bride and the kids....

Stealth

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:10:01 -0600

Bulldog... agreed. Now where do you get an "honest" candidate? Do you really think the next person(s) to run for governor here will have NO affiliation with anyone currently in state government. Where will you get this "clean" person to run? Who is it? The usual suspects are already calling in their favors to run and the "clean" candidates don't want the aggravation.

The Bulldog

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:51:54 -0600

I don't think we have a Democratic Party or a Republican Party. Ryan, Blagojevich, and for that matter, Topinka all belong to the same geed and power seeking class no matter their political labels. Don't think Topinka was corrupt? Look into her distribution of state funds to banks under her run as Treasurer. It was effectively deposits for contributions to her Governor's race campaign. Every bank awarded deposits of state funds ironically met or exceeded the $50,000 level in contributions to the Topinka campaign or the Illinois Republican Party. The incestuous lot needs to be turned out...no matter their political affiliation.

a_wu

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:37:51 -0600

@Stealth no kidding!

Stealth

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:26:16 -0600

And the funny/weird/sad part is Blago used Topinka's "close" association with Ryan and his corruption to defeat her... She's probably smoking a victory cigar and planning her campaign right now...

nikbronder

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:41:03 -0600

Barter, Anyone? http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bar/951412629.html

send9

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:39:14 -0600

We sure know how to pick 'em! Wonder if Blago will be Ryan's cellmate?

Stealth

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:30:00 -0600

Does Mike Madigan do Twitter? Because I'm sure all of his messages for the last two or three hours have been "OMFG! ROTFLMAO!!!"

onewaywidow

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:25:17 -0600

The Smoking Gun seems to think "Senate Candidate 5" is Emil Jones. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1209081rod1.html

Thunderbelly

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:14:37 -0600

Whoops! Wrong link! Ha sorry, this is the right one: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3757399

Thunderbelly

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:13:48 -0600

Even ESPN dot com is in on the fun: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3757369

Zack

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:52:03 -0600

Gawker did some leg work and seems to think U.S. Senate candidate five is State Rep. Art Turner. http://gawker.com/5105531/chicago-columnist-outed-as-blagos-favorite-patsy