What Color Is the Sky in Gov. Blagojevich’s World?

Delusional in the way that all people who are power hungry are delusional, he is just stupid enough to get caught. If you think all involved in politics aren’t this way….I’ve got a bridge I’d like to show you.

When I was a boy, and my mother caught me doing something bad, she’d mention the fact that she only caught me once out of the numerous times I had previously gotten away with it.
I can’t even imagine what’s in this guy’s closet.
I get the feeling we’ll soon find out.

Our theory is that the man is a sociopath and simply has no regard for right or wrong. He certainly fits the profile.

Blagojevich should just step down and then get lost, and allow Lt.Gov Quinn to step in an appoint a candidate.
A special election would cost the state millions.

The fact that Blagojevich was duck-walked the morning after his face was on the news supporting the occupying workers against Bank of America is pure coincidence, nothing more.

Corrupt people almost always seem delusional in hindsight, but they were getting away with it right up to the moment they got caught. Many others do get away with it and never get caught. You think Blagojevich hasn’t seen his share of successful corrupt politicians?
Don’t fall for the “he was delusional” trap. It’s a way for the Democrats to absolve anyone that Blagojevich says he was working with.
David Patterson has been encouraged to appoint himself to the seat.
David Patterson has been encouraged to appoint Eliot Spitzer to the seat.
David Patterson has been encouraged to appoint Bill Clinton to the seat.
All of those people are quite problematic, or have been in the past. Is he insane or delusional?
As it stands now, it looks like Caroline Kennedy will be given the NY Senate seat. She is in the public eye currently because she campaigned for Obama. Where oh where do people get the idea that pols give Senate seats as favors?

So what if an election costs the state millions? How can we be sure that Pat Quinn won’t do the same basic thing? This should be left up to the voters, period.

Tom,
That would be right of course, I guess. Quin so far seems like a better guy but I suppose we cannot tell.
Blago should get lost anyway. The US Senate Democrats are threatening to refuse to seat any candidate he names- they do have the power to do that.

purple

I’ve heard is suggested that Blago could conceivably get his lawyers to plead insanity in his case. That would be believable, too…

Blago should be locked up not only for what he proposed doing, but also for the smell that is currently wafting over all Illinois democrats.

Moving to marginalize Blagojevich as “crazy” seems right in line with the retro-Soviet vibe of the neo-Democrats’ “Obama” organization to date.

Alice Palmer
Fitzgerald is a bi-partisan curruption hawk. He went after Repulican Illinois Former Governor Ryan – put him jail for 6 years. He went after Rezco put him in jail, now he is going after Blagojevich (his main target). If Fitzgerald had anything on Obama don’t you think he would go after him first considering he is the President elect. Apparently Gov Blag was more of a threat then OBama was…. Logic escapes some people.

Uh huh. Now its Blagojevich is nuts.
And Axelrod mispoke.
And multiple KHQA reports never happened.
Is this supposed to be some Jedi mind trick? Is that what transparent means?

BertieW
Since before a year ago. Illinois already new he was stupid, now we know he is crazy because he knew he was being tapped yet he still incriminated himself. Either he is an idiot or he is crazy.

“Is that what transparent means?”
Transparent means it’s invisible, right?

The term bipolar comes to mind when I’ve seen what the Gov. has been up to. A run for the presidency in 2012? Does anyone think that’s normal behavior. Ryan was corrupt, but he wasn’t nuts.

He just became increasingly concerned and lost his patience thinking that he wasn’t going to get his share. If he had just taken a pill, appointed the person who he knew Obama wanted, he would have been rewarded for his efforts through the union or some other channel.
At any rate, you get in power in Chicago by making deals and Chicagoans love a guy who fights. The press asked old man Daley if he awarded his son, the current Mayor, the multi-million dollar insurance contract at O’Hare on a no bid basis. Daley replied, “Yeah! He’s my son. What would you do?” That was a good enough answer for everyone. They may not have liked it, but they understood.
Everything is pretty much the same these days unless you step on the wrong toes. Chicagoans will be shaking their heads in bars for a long time wondering and theorizing about who the Governor made mad. There will occasionally be a few punches thrown. No one will go to jail. It’s all good fun.
What is the difference between what Blagojevich did and Congress and the Senate members taking donations from the banks to pass the bank bailout against 90% of the taxpayer’s wishes? What is the difference between this and Obama making campaign promises to the Unions to get their support and campaign donations? What is the difference between this and Shelby, having foreign car manufacturers in his state and taking their campaign donation and then trying to get the domestic automaker loans defeated? What is the difference between what Blagojevich did and everyone running for any electable office and taking money from special interest to work on their behalf? At least Blagojevich was open and honest about what he was doing. Your Kleptocracy teaches your politicians to behave like this. It’s just business as usual. The FBI should be tracking every campaign donation and every legislative vote.
Your federal government is suppose to support and protect you, not the banks, businesses, and other special interests. You should be voting for people who don’t take special interest money. There are very few of them, but they should be in office.

Alice Palmer -
“Retro soviet vibe of the neo-Democrats Obama organization.” What on earth does that mean? Are Gulag internments awaiting us? Will certain names from the past no longer be uttered in public?
Are the thought police on the way?
Blago doesn’t need to be “marginalized” as crazy. Any Democractic public official who tries to extort money from Illinois’ largest, most influential and most Republican newspaper would probably fit any normal person’s definition of “crazy.”
Anyone who would try to run extortion scam on a U.S. Senate appointment while knowing that he’s the subject of a federal investigation and is likely being wire tapped is probably a taco or two short of a combination plate.
This guy’s behavior is so off-the-wall that he makes the old Hague, Tweed, and Prendergast machines look as if they were lacking in ambition.

“a taco or two short of a combination plate.”
A piece or two of silver short of a sellout, you mean? Like the leaders who voted the “bailout”(s), you mean?
Oh, wait: that was Obama, voting for the bailout right before he high-tailed it out of the Senate ahead of time.
Did Daddy O engineer this crisis for now, to keep his name — rather than his right-wing appointees’ — at the top of the news? And to keep the Inauguration, if any, free of breaking news from Chicago?

jpt writes:
In this hypothetical swap with Team Obama the governor talks about trying to become Secretary of Health and Human Services … ”
Even Blagojevich would be better than Daschle. What happened to Dr. Dean — the guy who won the election for these frauds?

The only way to ensure that the rest of the world would be safe from this maniac is to lock him up and throw away the key. Surely he should not declare “insanity” and then get off almost scott-free to do further damage elsewhere! He is not “insane” in the real sense; he’s just a greedy, unethical, wicked bastard, and should be made to face the consequences. He should not be allowed to get away this time.

Sadly, Blagojevich’s sense of invincibility was nurtured by the Chicago political culture. Moreso by that, than by any self delusions he may have.

Paulwall
BO is a liar and a fraud.
“I had no idea that Rev Wright was saying those things”
That makes BO a liar
-BO sat in the pew for 20 years and wrote a book which he titled after 1 of the rev’s speeches audacity of hope.
“Bill Ayers is just a guy in my neighborhood”
That also make BO a liar
-BO sat on several boards with him and also attended several parties at ayers’ house.
BO never liked to say the Pledge of Allegiance or wear the flag lapel pin, now he struts around like he is Mr pro-America.
-That makes BO a fraud

What will this, and other Illinois scandals, do to Chicago’s efforts to host the 2016 Olympics?

Almost anyone could claim an insanity defense to avoid criminal prosecution. The courts are well provisioned in dealing with such weak pleas. In a few cases, an insanity defense is appropriate; and in such cases the defendant rarely pursues such a defense.

Blago is smarter than the Feds.
The Feds are wasting taxpayers’
money.
Blago knew he was being listened
in on and gave the G-men a bunch of
bull.
The G-men have no evidence that the
governor actually solicited a bribe
from any specific individual
or organization.
A 76-page complaint. Where’s
the beef?

“Twinkle toes” Emanuel will have a few
things to say to the inevitable grand
jury. If Blago is so dangerously deranged, why did Obama back him in
2006? I guess the Dems have a couple
of skeletons in their closet…..even
though we all agree that the Pubs are
the “party of corruption”.

In nomine Daley, Blago, et spiritus
Obama…….may all you voters have
a merry Christmas season.