Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Myself to Death: Bye Bye, Blago

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Bye Bye, Blago

Well, that was quick. 59-0. The Trib said that Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn was sworn in "within hours" of Blago's ouster, but I'd be willing to bet it was a lot closer to five minutes.

The ex-governor has been comparing himself to Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela lately, but John Kass suggests that John Dillinger might be a better example. He also advise Blago to change his legal strategy from one of defiance to one of singing like a canary to strike back at all those who've just crossed him. We'll see how that works out.

I got a call today from a friend asking me how long until Pat Quinn gets indicted. My suspicion is that the legislature will at least give him a couple of weeks of honeymoon. By the time the snow finally starts melting? well, that could be a whole different story.

3 Comments:

At 6:37 AM, January 30, 2009, Blogger cubby said...

I got a call today from a friend asking me how long until Pat Quinn gets indicted. My suspicion is that the legislature will at least give him a couple of weeks of honeymoon. By the time the snow finally starts melting? well, that could be a whole different story.

Why would Quinn be a target for indictment?

 
At 6:17 PM, January 30, 2009, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Isn't it basically considered a perk of the job at this point?

 
At 5:24 PM, February 01, 2009, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jim, he's an Illinois governor. I have my money on 15 months.

 

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