Archive for December 12th, 2008

Is there any chance of this succeeding?
Illinois’ top legal officer went to the state supreme court on Friday to try to get scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich temporarily removed from office.
Removed? Based on what, exactly?
The unprecedented move by Attorney General Lisa Madigan came as Blagojevich showed no sign of resigning three days after his arrest on [...]


Triple J

12Dec08

Big surprise.
Even though U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he has gotten a clean bill of health from federal prosecutors, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times he’s not yet in the clear.
Prosecutors always tell dirty politicians that they’re not suspects, don’t they? At least, they do until they’re ready to arrest them.
Investigators want to know what [...]