corruption

Finke: Ethics bill could block Blagojevich fundraising

WThomasPayne — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:13:14 -0500

You have to wonder about the Illinois Constitution's set up, don't you. Unlike the US Constition, which requires the President to veto a bill within 10 days, we're stuck with legislation sitting for weeks... months... years under the thumb of Governor King Rod Blagojevich. Sitting... waiting... to cut off the funding that he oh so loves in his "pay to play" brand of politics.

Hastert and Poshard Push on Blagojevich Proposal

WThomasPayne — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:09:37 -0500

King Governor Rod Blagojevich is trying to get two political heavyweights, Glen Poshard and former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to convince the General Assembly that he can be trusted. Crain's Chicago Business is apparently buying into this bamboozle, too with their headline "Blagojevich moves to break budget logjam." But then they go on to say that King Rod himself never bothered to actually sign the memo that outlines the capital spending plan.

Blagojevich Targets Franks With Selective Institutional Memory

WThomasPayne — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:28:03 -0500

Rep Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) was a loyal follower of old King Rod Blagojevich way back in the early days of the Governor's takeover of the state government for his personal pleasure. And way back in 2003, King Rod asked those loyalists to submit the names of people to fill up porky seats in state government, with hefty salaries and even heftier perks - so Jack be nimble, and he tried to get some family members some nice jobs, sorta like the one Clown Prince Emil Jones' wife got.

The Budget Bamboozle in Illinois

WThomasPayne — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:01:10 -0500

Well, King Rod Blagojevich is at it again this year, stalling the state budget. Technically, all of the employees of the state should be on unpaid furlough right now and every state agency, other than emergency services, shut down. And King Rod says he's looking at the unbalanced budget looking for the appropriate areas to slice and dice with his line item veto authority, which he so callously used as a political weapon last fall.

The Daley Brothers Set Out to Rule Illinois

WThomasPayne — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:16:10 -0500

As if Illinois wasn't already in enough trouble - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's BROTHER wants to be governor, to replace Governor King Rod Blagojevich in 2010? I swear, if the Democrats outside of Chicago make THIS dumb mistake, everyone with half a brain should leave the state before Prince William is sworn into office.

And good Old King Rod - there he goes filling his coffers to try to fight him off.

A Tough Week for King Governor Rod Blagojevich and Revalations on Barack Obama's Ethics

WThomasPayne — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:48:19 -0500

A tough week for Governor King Rod Blagojevich in a short four day span. A discrimination lawsuit against him is moving forward, an independent auditor sampling a minuscule portion of the state's contracts found some hanky panky going on with how King Rod doles out our tax dollars - and his buddy Tony Rezko gets indicted in Nevada for more gambling related shenanigans. Oh - and the House has collectively told him to kiss their ass on the budget.

Blagojevich: No more 'stupid questions'

WThomasPayne — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:46:29 -0500

So... are the Illinois citizens stupid, King Rod? Was the question stupid? Or, are you stupid for not acknowledging that you are in the gun sights of the United States Attorney General? I wonder if Clown Prince Emil Jones, who may be more politically savvy than King Rod, has covered his tracks, too?

House to Blagojevich: Your Name Not Wanted on Signs

WThomasPayne — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:34:05 -0500

Well, finally, almost all of the Democrats working hard in Springfield have told Governor King Rod Blagojevich to take his name off of state-owned property. The sole dissenter in the House was Kenneth Dunkin, who said there is value in having an officeholder's name emblazoned on signs promoting state programs. What was your first clue Sherlock Dunkin - the fact that it costs businesses thousands of dollars every month to use an outdoor advertising structure? And King Rod has commandeered over 30 of them?

Blagojevich Lawyer Quinlan Has Staffers Scour Records

WThomasPayne — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:39:21 -0500

The depths to which Governor King Rod Blagojevich will go in order to hide from public scrutiny are purely astounding - being aided and abetted by his attorney William Quinlan and Abby Ottenhoff.

So much for his "open and transparent" government.

Ottenhoff, when queried by the Decatur Herald & Review on the nature of the search for documents related to Tony Rezko said:

""We don't comment on internal legal communications."

Illinois Democrats - Wake up Before You Vote

WThomasPayne — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:51:08 -0500

Are the members of the Democratic Party who live in downstate Illinois brain damaged, or just sheeple willing to be led to the slaughter? Your leadership has been totally and completely overrun and corrupted by the Chicago Machine. And yet, you helped elect, then reelect, King Rod Blagojevich, who is on the path to becoming known as the most corrupt governor in the history of the state.