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the devil and the lair

Arrogant. Scheming. Gluttonous. Arrested. O.J.? Nope. Just another elected official confirming that evil and idiocy are alive and well and living together in their Illinois lair. Embroiled in a “corruption crime spree”, expletive-inclined Governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into (and unfortunately released from) custody today, on charges of corruption relative to, among other things, the Cubs, President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant senate seat, the firing of Chicago Tribune editors/critics and even a children’s hospital. To give you an idea as to his audacity, here’s a fiery little tidbit extracted from the 74-page affidavit:

On October 8, Blagojevich told a person described only as “Individual A” that he was willing to make $8 million available for Children’s Memorial Hospital, but “I want to get [Hospital Executive 1] for 50.”

Individual A felt that Blagojevich was talking about a $50,000 campaign contribution from the hospital’s chief executive officer and that the $8 million referred to a recent commitment by Blagojevich to secure state funds via “some type of pediatric care reimbursement.”

“Intercepted phone conversations between Rod Blagojevich and others indicate that Rod Blagojevich is contemplating rescinding his commitment of state funds to benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital because Hospital Executive 1 has not made a recent campaign contribution,” the affidavit says.

Shameless, selfish, devious devil.

The song’s a lot prettier than the guy (who’s in serious need of a new ‘do, anyhoo). By Longwave off their newly released CD, Secrets are Sinister. Indeed.

read the short AP version here
read the long criminal complaint here

Did I mention that today, December 9, is also International Anti-Corruption Day? How perfectly apropos.

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