In what may be one of the most shocking turnarounds since I’ve lived in Illinois, the House has actually accomplished something. Okay, so that is a bit snarky of me. Earlier today, the Illinois House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach Governor Blagojevich on grounds that he abused his power as the chief executive of the State of Illinois. The Governor will hold a press conference at 2pm today. We can only hope that he will finally step down. Guilty or not, he is utterly incapable of getting anything done and if he (as he says he does) truly cares about the residents of this state, it is the right thing to do.
(Image courtesy Chicago magazine)
The speed at which news, and opinion, travels through the internet is almost as fast as the “pipes” that carry the traffic. Already comments are popping up in my various feeds about Blagojevich appointing Roland Burris to US Senate…
[12:28] Elliott Ramos: i think blago lost it
[12:28] Elliott Ramos: simply lost it
Thomas Walker Polk just watched the really crazy Blago press conference…what a circus! 2:18pm
Phil DaBeatz is visibly in pain after listening to this press conference. I never imagined I would need a translator to understand English. 2:15pm
Saintless: Blago says of Burris: “Feel free to castigate the appointer, but don’t lynch the appointor.” (Burris is black, btw)
dhsteinberg: Blago still hasn’t resigned and today named a successor to Barack’s Senate seat. http://is.gd/edzE This douchebag knows no bounds.
But by far the best one…
Rachelle Bowden best gawker comment re blago: “This guy has four balls. At least four. Maybe six. And they’re big.” 2:33pm
Really, the guy should just resign. Forget about whether he is innocent or guilty, he has lost the ability to govern. Not that he was getting much done before hand anyway, but now he is just useless. At least he won’t be remembered as the governor who screwed the CTA (but he did do that).
