Well the Illinois State House has done their part. Governor Blagojevich is officially impeached and will be tried by the State Senate for his crimes against the people of Illinois. It would have been great if they had done this last month so we could have avoided the drama surrounding Roland Burris, but, well, it is done now. Of course, Blago isn't done fighting, he'll be screaming and shouting till the very end.
From Yahoo News:
Blagojevich was out jogging in his Chicago neighborhood when the vote came down. When he returned to his home, he compared his situation to a short story about a petty criminal called "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner."
"And that's what this (impeachment) is, by the way, a long-distance run," Blagojevich said, promising to say more at an afternoon news conference.
Whether he is running a marathon, a triathlon or sitting still, at least forty State Senators are going to help convict the corrupt sonofab*tch. The House voted for impeachment by a count of 114-1 and I expect the margin to be similar in the Senate come next week or soon thereafter. Blagojevich has done enough damage to Illinois and the country, it is far past the time for him to go.
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