Illinois governor taken into custody

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: ebaycj

Originally posted by: tk149

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Amused
It about freakin' time.

I wonder if we'll ever be able to bust that corrupt Chicago political machine? Crooks, all of them.

lol...if it took this long to bring down Rod I sort of doubt it.

Daley is too smart and has compartmentalized everything. At worst he loses a couple city officials/aides and claims he had no knowledge. Like his father he'll probably be the last man standing until they lower him into his grave.

yeap. EVERYONE knows daley is currupt. hell its not secret. but you can't trace anything to him at all.

just look at the recent selling of the parking meters.

He did sell them to Morgan Stanley, though only after they happened to hire one of his nephews.

IIRC, 400M+ of that money is slated for the city's cash reserve. Along with some of the cash from the Skyway lease I'm sure they've crunched the numbers and figured out that the interest generated from the cash hoard will outstrip the revenues from just operating them. The rest of the cash will help the city limp through the next few years of the downturn.

The parking lease and subsequent increase also allowed the City to qualify for a $150M grant from the feds to implement a Bus Rapid Transit system.

If this is true, then why did Morgan Stanley agree to the contract? Morgan Stanley obviously thinks that it can make more money from the revenues than the interest on the cash.

Morgan Stanley is raising rates from $0.50/hr to $6.50/hr in some places. They will also be enforcing 24/7 (right now, city takes nights and weekends off for the most part).

0.50 an hour is a joke. No wonder they don't make money. Toronto street parking in the downtown area is 3.50 dollars an hour, assuming you can find a spot.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: ebaycj

Morgan Stanley is raising rates from $0.50/hr to $6.50/hr in some places. They will also be enforcing 24/7 (right now, city takes nights and weekends off for the most part).

Just another reason to not go downtown.

 

[montypythizzle]

I LIVE IN ILLINOIS.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle
I LIVE IN ILLINOIS.

A lot of us do.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I hate corruption like this. What I hate most is they usually will catch a corrupt politician doing only 1 corrupt act. So they can only prosecute on that one act, where everyone knows they get away with doing so much more.

 

[Queasy]

Heh. Jesse Jackson Jr is apparently Senate Candidate #5. This would be the Senate Candidate that promised to raise raise money for Blags in exchange for the Senate seat.

Illinois politics is making Louisiana politics look good in comparison. :laugh:

 

[EKKC]

corrupt or not. i still don't understand the law where the governor of the state has the power to name anyone (including himself) into an empty senate seat. i know there isn't enough time for a proper election, but why can't the state's senate vote someone into the seat until a proper election can be held?

same for NY now that Clinton has taken Sec. of State job. Although I doubt Gov. Paterson would sell the seat now that this joker Blagojevich got arrested.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I hate corruption like this. What I hate most is they usually will catch a corrupt politician doing only 1 corrupt act. So they can only prosecute on that one act, where everyone knows they get away with doing so much more.

He was already under 3 federal investigations. If they had enough dirt on him for other stuff it'll come to light soon enough. Just wondering what Illinois is going to about a replacement, and also the vacant US Senate seat.

 

[montypythizzle]

TALLBILL FOR SENATE.

 

[Queasy]

Do you think Blago will roll on anybody to try and save his hide?

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I hate corruption like this. What I hate most is they usually will catch a corrupt politician doing only 1 corrupt act. So they can only prosecute on that one act, where everyone knows they get away with doing so much more.

He was already under 3 federal investigations. If they had enough dirt on him for other stuff it'll come to light soon enough. Just wondering what Illinois is going to about a replacement, and also the vacant US Senate seat.

Shouldn't the Lieutenant Governor take his place for the rest of the term? That's what happened in Florida when Lawton Chiles died about 10 years ago when I was living there.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Heh. Jesse Jackson Jr is apparently Senate Candidate #5. This would be the Senate Candidate that promised to raise raise money for Blags in exchange for the Senate seat.

Illinois politics is making Louisiana politics look good in comparison. :laugh:

I wouldn't be surprised that his father tried to buy the seat for him without the son knowing. In the past it seems like Jr. strays from the path of Sr. on many issues and has even publicly denounced his opinions on a few things.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: jemcam

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I hate corruption like this. What I hate most is they usually will catch a corrupt politician doing only 1 corrupt act. So they can only prosecute on that one act, where everyone knows they get away with doing so much more.

He was already under 3 federal investigations. If they had enough dirt on him for other stuff it'll come to light soon enough. Just wondering what Illinois is going to about a replacement, and also the vacant US Senate seat.

Shouldn't the Lieutenant Governor take his place for the rest of the term? That's what happened in Florida when Lawton Chiles died about 10 years ago when I was living there.

I'd assume so, but will Rod resign or fight it out? He is still governor right now after all.

 

[EKKC]

obama just called for his resignation
if blago wants a pardon, he best step off now

 

[montypythizzle]

Originally posted by: EKKC
obama just called for his resignation
if blago wants a pardon, he best step off now

OH SNAP!!!!

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: EKKC
obama just called for his resignation
if blago wants a pardon, he best step off now

I'm pretty sure that neither Bush or Obama will be in a hurry to pardon Rod.

Originally posted by: montypythizzle
TALLBILL FOR SENATE.

At least I'd have a few votes If I did anything corrupt it'd be because I'm gullible and not because I'm greedy.

 

[Queasy]

Front page of suntimes.com

:laugh:

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: waggy
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITI...ois.govenor/index.html

(CNN) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in federal custody on corruption charges, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.

Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris are charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Illinois.

Federal prosecutors say Blagojevich, Harris and others conspired to gain financial benefits in appointing President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement, according to the statement.

Blagojevich, Harris and others are also alleged to have withheld state assistance to the Tribune Company in connection with the sale of Wrigley Field. The statement says this was done to induce the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members who were critical of Blagojevich.

The statement also alleges that Blagojevich and others tried to illegally obtain campaign contributions.

A news conference is expected at noon ET.

Blagojevich and Harris will appear in U.S. District Court later Tuesday.

Blagojevich, 51, is currently serving his second term as governor




AND ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME! him and ryan need ot share a cell! fuck save space for daley too!

woot!

grade A crook.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Front page of suntimes.com

:laugh:

Gotta love the "Target: Rats" poster

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

grade A crook.

Way to be an asstard and quote the OP.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: sdifox
0.50 an hour is a joke. No wonder they don't make money. Toronto street parking in the downtown area is 3.50 dollars an hour, assuming you can find a spot.

the .50 an hour is far off. i have NEVER seen a meter in chicago that was $.50 an hour. I have seen some that were $.50 for 10 minutes though. hell even seen one that was $.50 for 5 minutes. and these are some of the cheap ones.

 

[Modular]

Anyone who thinks that Obama "just rose through this unseen" is an obvious idiot. How could he have made it that far into a system this riddled with crime untouched? There's no way people. His only hope is that they don't take him down with them. It would be a shame to have a President impeached on his first day in office...

 

[SphinxnihpS]

I have the popcorn out. I'm waiting to see who all will get caught up in the net.

Whoops, Jesse Jackson, Jr. already! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
I have the popcorn out. I'm waiting to see who all will get caught up in the net.

Whoops, Jesse Jackson, Jr. already! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I can has some popcorn too?

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
I have the popcorn out. I'm waiting to see who all will get caught up in the net.

Whoops, Jesse Jackson, Jr. already! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I can has some popcorn too?

Sure!

POPCORN FOR ALL!!!