THE GUV
posted in General |Mike Blagocevich (Blago, henceforth) is now the Governor of Illinois – at least for the moment. His stupidity is obvious – to say nothing of his filthy mouth. But his defense is astounding when he says “I have done nothing wrong”. In pondering over that defense stratagem, maybe there is a rationale that makes sense. Chicago has long been recognized as the sewer of political corruption and it just may be that selling or auctioning off political jobs is and has been commonplace over the years. That would certainly explain Blago’s defiance — “why pick on me?? And if is a Senate seat, so what? What is the big deal”? ?
My experience in Illinois/Chcago politics dates back to 1960 when Jack Kennedy and Bobby came to meet Mayor Daley to plan campaign strategy in Chicago. In order to guarantee secrecy they got a small boat and motored offshore a mile to keep away the press and other snoopers. After an hour or so they noticed an ominous thunder storm approaching and headed for shore. Then they noticed that the boat only had one life preserver. Honoring their Democratic principles, all three agreed to a vote to see who would get the life preserver. Mayor Daley won 6-2.
The question now is whether Blago will blow the whistle and take a few down with him.