All Posts Tagged With: "Blagojevich"
Obama’s Chicago Vulnerablitiy
Here we go again. Washington partisan politics 101. The political corruption in Illinois will dramatically affect the Obama Administration. This is not about guilt or innocence – it is about perception. And particularly the perception of vulnerability. When Bill Clinton won the Presidency in 1992 there followed some corruption news in Arkansas. This gave rise […]
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He Ducked Back Down the Alley …
By Jack Healy Gov. Rod Blagojevich, center, leaves his home through a back ally Wednesday. (Mark Carlson/Associated Press) They wrote songs about the “Streets of Philadelphia” and “The Sidewalks of New York.” But as Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich demonstrated this morning, Chicago is a city where the alleys rule. With hordes of reporters and photographers […]
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Meanwhile in Chicago
Posted by michaelscherer The Good Governor Blagojevich is back on the job, per the Chicago Tribune. [Spokesman Lucio] Guerrero said Blagojevich is back at work in the James R. Thompson Center and has met with staff to discuss the state budget and short term loans to help alleviate some of the state’s money pressures. Guerrero […]
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