Blagojevich Says He Has No Plans to Resign
This guy is just hilarious.
(Also hilarious- Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers roasting him on weekend update last night.
I can’t find that so I’m going to put up this slightly less funny skit:
Best line: “Maybe not to Illinois, but if you were the Governor of any other state, you’d be a disgrace to that state.”)
Just when I thought Canada was catching up in terms of political craziness, the US decides to up the ante. You really can’t make this stuff up!
For those of you who haven’t read it, you can find the full text of Blagojevich’s affidavit here. The best part is when Blagojevich’s wife makes a guest appearance:
During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s wife can be heard in the background telling ROD BLAGOJEVICH to tell Deputy Governor A “to hold up that fucking Cubs shit. . . fuck them.” ROD BLAGOJEVICH asked Deputy Governor A what he thinks of his wife’s idea. Deputy Governor A stated that there is a part of what ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s wife said that he “agree[s] with.” Deputy Governor A told ROD BLAGOJEVICH that Tribune Owner will say that he does not have anything to do with the editorials, “but I would tell him, look, if you want to get your Cubs thing done get rid of this Tribune.” Later, ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s wife got on the phone and, during the continuing discussion of the critical Tribune editorials, stated that Tribune Owner can “just fire” the writers because Tribune Owner owns the Tribune.
As dubious as this guys actions clearly were, you have to wonder if this is really any different than what politicans usually do behind closed doors. Actually, it’s not so different from what our beloved PM is doing to fill the vacant senate seats. Let’s just hope he’s not promising any tax breaks.
Also, it’s questionable what exactly Blagojevich can actually be convicted for. Legal experts seem to be divided over exactly what they can charge him with- other than conspiracy to sell the senate seat. If they had waited until after an exchange of goods, they could’ve pegged him for something more serious. Clearly these guys don’t watch the Wire- you have to wait until after the act’s done to go in for the kill.
