Governor has one choice left: Sing?

Chicago Tribune ^ | December 9, 2008 | John Kass

[george76]

Gov. Dead Meat woke early, and even before he could spray on some dry look and meet the day, the boss of the Chicago FBI was on the phone, saying there were federal agents outside waiting to arrest him on corruption charges.

One of those charges was for allegedly trying to sell a seat in the U.S. Senate by the pound, and there were candidates willing to pay the price. His alleged co-schemer was his chief of staff, John Harris, who once worked closely with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.

"I could tell I woke him up," Chicago FBI chief Rob Grant said of his 6 a.m. phone conversation with "The Unreformer" outside the governor's Northwest Side home. "And the first thing he said was, 'Is this a joke?' "

No, it's no joke.

Blagojevich's buddies—the ones he still has left—surely aren't amused. They must be wondering how long it will take for Blagojevich to crack under the federal weight and start singing about all his friends.

Would Durbin write a letter of clemency for Blagojevich to President-elect Barack Obama? And will Obama finally address, in the most public way, the culture of political sleaze that threatens to drown all of us?

[svcw]

So will he or will he not flip Barry?

[NormsRevenge]

sing Guv sing

Life without Parole

in the Key of $

[ritewingwarrior]

Gov. Dead Meat. LOL thats great. He better sing and bring the whole house down. Or maybe he can be like Orlando Jones and just finish himself off before his cronies do him in.

[patriot08]

Tom Tancredo will be on Lan’s show tonight at 9
will discuss bc issue

http://www.lanlamphere.com/public/

[TexasCajun]

And we all know what the Gov thinks of ole Barry.

[goldstategop]

R-E-S-I-G-N! Ironically, Blago was begging President Bush the last few weeks for a pardon for his disgraced and convicted Republican predecessor, George Ryan! What's good enough for Ryan is good enough for Blago. JAIL TIME!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[al baby]

And Just think if he sings big time he could go down in History as having saved the country he could do shaving commercials and stuff

[GunsAndBibles]

Just wondering if the Chicago Trib might sell more papers if they actually started investigating and reporting political corruption. Just a thought...

[Doogle]

[kbennkc]

Blago was begging President Bush the last few weeks for a pardon for his disgraced and convicted Republican predecessor

Bingo ! Wasn't that a red flag this guy doesn't think official corruption is a big deal ?

[Raster Man]

How come the Feds have to learn over a wiretap that Blago was trying to shake down The Tribune Company and Children’s Hospital? Don’t they have the duty to come forward and tell the Feds what is going on? Why didn’t the Tribune run it in their newspapers?

[JimSEA]

Will the Governor be so overcome with remorse, now that he is out on bail, that he will commit suicide by the traditional Southeast Asian method (two .22 slugs to the back of the head). Living in Chicago, he wouldn't have to travel all the way to Fort Marcy Park.

Just curious, that's all.

[patton]

In the case of the tribune, anyway, they were too busy negotiating.

Interesting, they went BK, and the Gov was arrested, when the negotiations failed, Hmmm?

No mention of any of this, of course, before the election.

[Exit148]

Could they have been the ones who tipped off the FBI so there was wiretapping?

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

I heard today the Chicago Tribune was cooperating with Fitzgerald, at his request, to not release information they had.

[Emperor Palpatine]

Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio,
non so più quel che dico,
e quel che faccio!
Eppur è d'uopo, sforzati! Bah! sei tu forse un uom? Tu se' Pagliaccio!
Vesti la giubba,
e la faccia in farina.
La gente paga, e rider vuole qua.
E se Arlecchin t'invola Colombina,
ridi, Pagliaccio, e ognun applaudirà!
Tramuta in lazzi lo spasmo ed il pianto;
in una smorfia il singhiozzo il dolor, Ah!
Ridi, Pagliaccio,
sul tuo amore infranto!
Ridi del duol, che t'avvelena il cor!

[glorgau]

I predict....

Obama’s first pardon.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

Duet with Rezko

[Graybeard58]

Or maybe he can be like Orlando Jones and just finish himself off before his cronies do him in.

All of his guns have been taken from him. He may have some extra rope laying around though.