Brett Ashley McKenzie: Mr. Burris Goes to Washington
Perhaps it is because the founding fathers of Illinois could not yet fathom corruption of this nature that they did not offer an alternative solution for filling a vacant Senate seat when they ratified our state’s first constitution in 1818. Certainly, it would seem placing the governance of such affairs in the hands of a governor, whose sole duty is to serve the people, was sensible.
The Blagojevich Blight: Controversy Threatens To Taint Surrounding Democrats
The Rod Blagojevich pay-to-play scandal has only not eliminated any chance that Bill Richardson can ride out his own home-state scandal to win Senate approval as Commerce Secretary, but also made the selection of a replacement more difficult, because Republicans will seek to capitalize on even minor vulnerabilities of the next nominee, according to sources close to the Obama team.
Phil Bronstein: Al Franken’s a senator now - but is he a bigger laugh than Burris?
It’s O-fficial. At least until it isn’t again
Reid Pressured Blagojevich On Obama Senate Seat
Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s U.S.
Julie Menin: Let The Sun Shine In: Release Blagojevich Records
President-Elect Barack Obama campaigned on a pledge to make government more transparent and to make the White House the “people’s house.” Yet, the Obama transition team is missing a golden opportunity to allow that transparency to extend to the President-Elect’s transition team. The transition team is refusing to allow the release of any records or documents related to contact between its office and Governor Blagojevich and his staff, citing that such records are not obligated to be disclosed under the law
Carl Jeffers: Governor Blagojevich: Sly Fox Knows How to Use the Race Card
The controversy over the seating of a new United States Senator to replace Barack Obama to represent the State of Illinois has reinforced some old core issues in America from Tip O’Neil’s “all politics is local” to the adage that “race is always a factor.” But one thing is clear, not only is the embattled current Governor of Illinois, Rob Blagojevich, determined not to go down without a fight, but if he is going down, he is showing some street smarts mixed with political brilliance that we seldom see at any level - and what’s more, if he does go down he may also cause some lasting intended damage in his wake. A few days ago, the Governor announced that he would appoint Roland Burris to fill the Obama Senate seat
Kevin Coval: Yes We Can And Sometimes We Won’t
The winter is now our reality. The long commute, the grey slush and trudge through unplowed streets
New Year, New Taxes
The pocketbooks of Chicago residents, workers and visitors won’t be gobbled up by a big, single tax bite at the start of the year, but they could be nibbled to pieces as the year progresses.
Tom Tomorrow: 2008 Year in Review, Part Two
Andy Borowitz: My Facebook Status Updates for 2009
Andy can’t believe that shoe almost hit Rick Warren.
« go back — keep looking »