Illinois Gov. Blagojevich taken into federal custody: report

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been taken into federal custody at his Chicago home Tuesday morning, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune, which cited an unnamed source. The newspaper said that the action comes amid allegations that pay-to-play politics could affect his pending choice of a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama
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is anyone shocked?

I refuse to take an opinion on this matter until I get the the fully spinned version from Depeche....

At various times, in exchange for the Senate appointment, Blagojevich allegedly discussed obtaining:

•   A substantial salary for himself at a either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions.

•   Placing his wife on paid corporate boards where he speculated she might garner as much as $150,000 a year.

•   Promises of campaign funds — including cash up front.

•   A cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.

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and this is just the tip of the iceberg

Illinois Machine

Crook County

mta - havent been in this forum in a few days

did i once say that the GOP has law abiding citizens up and down its ranks? no

but i have said a few times that NJ laughs at illinois' corruption...this is just another exmaple

enjoy your kool aid

 

sorry you are not bright enough to correlate the point with what

koaj had to say- cant help you much if you are not very bright

it has nothing to do with the other. he always answers questions with a another completely off topic question. i give up

 

no koaj you dont give up its called you cant back up your

assanine comments just like your buddy mets use to and

still does under his new alias

you sound like a little child who didnt get his way- grow up not

only for yourself but everybody else here

  this is a gambling site, so if you want an xbet, i will go for any amount that my IQ> than mta6. shit i will even spot you 5 there pal.

why so bitter mta6?

it has nothing to do with the other. he always answers questions with a another completely off topic question. i give up

  

in mta6's book, posting something that is true that sheds a bad light the lib's way is an 'assanine comment'

 

mta6

keep down the coversation at the kiddy table, the grownups are eating now

 

i would expect if you are a smarter person that you sound you

could come up with something a bit better than that

 

how about this go and have a nap give your little brain a rest

because obviously it has been working to hard now for the past

few minutes- refresh yourself and then come back and try to

do better- maybe the little nap might help you

i would expect if you are a smarter person that you sound you

could come up with something a bit better than that

geez i must need a nap because i can't even make sense of that. I do have to go to work for the next 15 hours, so that should give you plenty of time to find somebody smarter than yourself(not that it should take that long) and get them to argue your points for you so that they are at least comprehendable

more from Crook County

amazing...

all the frauds and crooks and liars must be exposed

Hey look on the bright side, now Blago can have George Ryan as his cell mate.

Link  

Even the police get in on the action.  They need to lock up Stroger and his whole family who run the Cook County Board.

growing up from Cook County, not really surprised with corrupt Chicago politicians

Oh yeah, I failed to mention Stroger too. Yet another crook !

is there anything done on the up and up in chicago, cook, illinois?

seems insanely crooked...to the point where no one rises up unless they are very connected

Alexi Giannoulias is also very connected. Another crook.

Illinois leads the nation's states in pension underfunding

60b right now...heard the state treasurer interviewed last week

congrats again Illinois