The governor makes the entire
state legislature look like
a bunch of useless nincompoops.

If Blago goes down then that means you better taken down everyone in politics in Chicago and the whole of the United States of America!

I'm willing to bet that "Federal" guy was working with Blago's cronies to bring him down becaue it is definitely advantageous to the Obama administration to destroy the man!

Let me remind all of you, the definition of politics is the "Art of Winning" -- Did you get that? Any politician is first a "liar"! That's my humble opinion!

In the Blago case
all the politicians speaking against him is simply a caseof sthe "Pot calling te kettles Black!"

Huckabee lives in la la land of Christian thinking! Don't mention vulgar language on part of Blago, Rahm Emanuel is famous for such behavior! I'm sure if tapes were made from the start of Obama and Rahm's career, they would be thrown from the White House also!

I just heard Huckabee mention playing well with others -- in political circles those guys "play well" for their own benefit -- don't be fooled people! No politician nor lawyer ever does anything except something in his own financial interest!

Get off Blago an let's give him a little support.

It is amazing how all Barack's opponents are now kissing up and sucking up because he is the man! Well I say let's tell the truth and Blago and his family are just as important as the rest of the people in the world!

Blago is simply a Chicago man and from the machine just like our new President Elect and many of the people he has appointed!

Give Blago the benefit of the doubt! Pray that he and his wife are not knocked off by his cronies who are busy trying to ensure they destroy the man's life and career!

The two people who are determined that our Governor is being railroaded should move to Illinois, or if already here, should move downstate - say Springfield, the true capital. You'll notice the Governor's news conference was in Chicago, and he couldn't bother to come to Springfield to attend his own impeachment.

However, Blago need his breath to get taxpayers money!!!!!!!!!!!!

Representatives for the 2016 Olympics will be visiting finalist host city Chicago from April 2-8, 2009.

The full IOC will make their decision in October 2009 for the 2016 host city.

Governor, on top of everything else,by dragging this matter out, you may well be costing your State hosting rights for the 2016 Olympic Games.

I hope you know what you are doing. So far, the benefit of the doubt isn't in your favor.

Send the AG and the U.S. Attorney
to prison where they can use their
time to learn basic criminal law.

Julie, you SHOULD appreciate Mitch Daniels! Indiana is lucky to finally have competent leadership after the parade of Democratic bozos who went before. Illinois would be wise to take a lesson from its neighbor on how to run a state.

There is no evidence that
Blago solicited a bribe,
accepted a bribe, or did
anything unlawful.

On the tapes all you hear
is the governor doing an
impersonation of a mafia
boss, talking tough and
talking trash with one or
more of his advisors.

Nothing unethical or unlawful
took place.

TPH3000, I hope you're right and I hope that the American people have enough sense to organize an armed revolution and an overthow of this corrupt government. If we don't, we're screwed!

apparently, pardoning 22 convicts is a sign he is confident in his own innocenc... lol just another dirty democrat.

julie...

mitch daniels is the best governor indiana has had in a LONG time. he gets results.

Those who believed in dialectical materialism (i.e., Marxists), believed that you are what you eat. Our policitians feed us **** every day. So, guess what? We Americans have lost our pontifical cat-bird seat. How can we derisively demean the governments in the Third World when we stink to high heaven? Blago, Spitzer, Ryan, Jefferson, et. al. prove the point of the Muslims. We are the Great Satan. Or as Pogo said, "We have met the enemy and they are us."

Something stinks in Denmark... The fish rots from the head down.

Governors are not lawmakers, no matter how defiant they are>

I wonder if these pardoned people each paid $25,000 to the Governor ?

The reason Blago messed up was because he didnt have enough money. Governors should be paid more so this **** doesnt happen again.

The crazies are out in full force this morning I see. To RRRobert you forgot all the Republican scumbags in your post. How convenient. To anon: Hello Gov. Blago, do your state a favor and resign...lol. To Mihann and Nora: I bet you were ranting about how Jesse Jackson Jr. was corrupt and a criminal. I bet you also didn't know that it was Jesse Jr. who was the main informant for the FBI. Gosh, imagine that. Why don't you talk about all the corruption of the past 8 years? Why don't you talk about no bid contracts awarded to Bush's pals in the most contracted out war ever? Uh huh...I thought so.

wirey.........Get over the past 8 years.
In 30 days SAINT Obama will be president and you will live happily ever after...LOL

This man has serious emotional/mental issues and needs to be locked down.

I am not saying that these individuals didn't need to be pardoned. I don't know the extent or their prosecution. Maybe they deserve to be pardoned, but not by this arrogant hypocrite. You would think he would have some morales and not make any new judgements during this intense investigation of his alleged crime. He is making a mockery of the law he is supposed to uphold.