There has been much in the news today about the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Gov. Blagojevich succeeded Former Gov. George Ryan who is currently serving a 6 year prison sentence for racketeering and fraud. In Abe's case, the apples have fallen very far from the tree.
How does a state elect a two consecutive criminals to their executive post?
After reading through some of the DoJ press release, which I was grateful to find linked in a news article, I highly doubt Gov. Blagojevich will get out of this. The FBI secured warrants to tap a conference room, his office and eventually his home phone. That is a huge treasure trove of evidence. I hope he doesn't get off with a settlement or light sentence. There is little trust in government already; if the other branches do not police each other properly, this will only slide further.
Illinois, what were you thinking?
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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