Comments on: Blagojevich And Chief Of Staff Indicted For Attempting To Sell Obama’s Senate Seat http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:18:47 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753894 Mauimom Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:06:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753894 <blockquote><p> Is it too early in the a.m. to say … Fitz !</p></blockquote> <p>Never!! It’s always Fitz-time.</p>

Is it too early in the a.m. to say … Fitz !

Never!! It’s always Fitz-time.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753786 MarkH Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:07:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753786 <blockquote><p>We don’t really have a two-party system here. It’s all just one big sewer where the rats are always frolicking at taxpayer expense.</p></blockquote> <p>Quotable!</p>

We don’t really have a two-party system here. It’s all just one big sewer where the rats are always frolicking at taxpayer expense.

Quotable!

]]> By: Melissa http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753572 Melissa Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:21:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753572 <p>No: I do think that he played the BofA card to curry favor, i.e., make himself look like a good guy, in the face of the impending indictment. Reverse your supposition, in other words, and I bet that’s true.</p> No: I do think that he played the BofA card to curry favor, i.e., make himself look like a good guy, in the face of the impending indictment. Reverse your supposition, in other words, and I bet that’s true.

]]> By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753523 punaise Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:52:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753523 <p>good ole Fitz…</p> good ole Fitz…

]]> By: RAMA http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753522 RAMA Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:49:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753522 <p>Nope.</p> Nope.

]]> By: Kassandra http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753517 Kassandra Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:46:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753517 <p>Ok, the guy is corrupt beyond belief, but does anyone see the “coincidence” in that he is arrested THE DAY AFTER he urges state agencies to stop using Bank of America????</p> Ok, the guy is corrupt beyond belief, but does anyone see the “coincidence” in that he is arrested THE DAY AFTER he urges state agencies to stop using Bank of America????

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753502 Hugh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:38:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753502 <p>I was just googling to confirm but the Obama campaign was aware of a Blago problem even at the time of the Democratic National Convention. I think Blago showed up for part of it but was not allowed to address the convention. That is pretty surprising given that he was the Governor of Obama’s home state.</p> I was just googling to confirm but the Obama campaign was aware of a Blago problem even at the time of the Democratic National Convention. I think Blago showed up for part of it but was not allowed to address the convention. That is pretty surprising given that he was the Governor of Obama’s home state.

]]> By: RAMA http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753500 RAMA Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:37:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753500 <p>Take the glow off Chicago’s go-getter reputation? I think not. Remember, the late, great Mike Royko suggested the city adopt for it’s municipal motto: <em>Ubi Est Mea</em> — Where’s mine?</p> Take the glow off Chicago’s go-getter reputation? I think not. Remember, the late, great Mike Royko suggested the city adopt for it’s municipal motto: Ubi Est Mea — Where’s mine?

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753483 Blub Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:29:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753483 <p>I wonder is this is going to take some of that shiny Obama glow off the Windy City’s new found go-getter reputation. Business as usual IMO.</p> I wonder is this is going to take some of that shiny Obama glow off the Windy City’s new found go-getter reputation. Business as usual IMO.

]]> By: barbara http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753482 barbara Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:28:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/blagojevich-and-chief-of-staff-indicted-for-attempting-to-sell-obamas-senate-seat/#comment-1753482 <p>Ian’s <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/09/did-rahm-tip-fitzgerald/#respond" rel="nofollow">upstairs.</a></p> Ian’s upstairs.

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