The charity never had the money to move. Daley’s friends said ‘don’t worry about it – we’ll get you da money’ These are the same developers who built Washington Square mall on a prime parcel of city real estate purchased for … $1.

Oh, and Fred Laebed, Roland Burris’ business partner, is on the board of the charity that gave Patty Blagojevich her $100,000 fund-raising job. But he says he had nothing to do with her hire. That would be unethical.

It’s a good thing that Chicago politics are going to Washington DC. Sunlight, disinfectant, etc.

On a completely unrelated note, when I type “Blagojevich” into firefox in Windows vista, I get the little red ‘misspelled word’ line. When I right-click, it suggests “archipelago.” I’m thinking gulag.

– 1) That’s “pro-life” with an asterisk. 2) Harry Reid and “powerful” are polar opposite terms. 3) I mean, like YEAH! What the hell do they think they’re doing, exercising equality with someone that belongs to such a freak religion? That’s like liberal to the Nth degree. Talk about overcompensation! 4) Same deal with where he comes from. My God, he might as well be from Alaska for chrissakes!!!

Did Sporty miss the allegations that Blago was trying to sell this Senate seat, or is he/she just incapable of figuring that might put the appointment in a different category than some of Blago’s other official acts?

If the Illinois legislature felt that strongly enough, they would have tossed the question to the electorate and they declined to do that. That is what should have happened. Failing that, Blago actually did the right thing here, and he’s going to win this round. Legally, there is no difference between this appointment and anything else Blago does as the sitting governor. They throw him out, or they deal with him because he doesn’t seem to be quitting.

Sarlberid – Why are you asking us what you crazy fuckers do? Isn’t Hairy Reed’s approval rating at home lower than Bush’s?

Why is a pro-life Mormon from Nevada the most powerful Democrat in the country?

Because Obama hasn’t been inaugurated yet.

And because he is “just someone the Caucus has selected and they feel comfortable with.”