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...played many roles in the last half-century. And it seems like she might soon play another one—New York’s junior senator. According to a variety of media outlets, that state’s governor David Paterson is considering appointing Kennedy to the seat Senator Hillary Clinton will give up in January for her new post at the State Department. But such an appointment would be unwise, and not for any reason concerning Ms. Kennedy’s political experience or character, which are both above reproach. Frankly, if she is named to the position...
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested this week on the basis of a 76-page report detailing alleged corruption that included plans to auction off former Sen. Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat to the highest bidder. Blagojevich has been recorded on tape spilling priceless gems that will contribute notably to Illinois’s heritage of thoroughly corrupt politics at all levels of government. Indeed, when all his deeds have finally been brought out, his tenure will no doubt stand as a milestone in the long and noble tradition of corrupt Illinoisans...
What's a little Senate seat bribery between friends? Sure, Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is accused of trying to profit from the sale of President-elect Obama's newly vacant Senate seat. And he may have allegedly tried to force the newly bankrupt Tribune Co. to fire editorial staff members who were critical of him. And it's possible he traded favors for campaign contributions. But this is Illinois; as Robert Grant, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago field office, told the press at the announcement of the indictment, "if it isn't the most corrupt...
...often the case in graphic novels, there was no time for the hero to lose. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald began wiretapping the governor in mid-October and by mid-November could hear that Obama's old seat was being auctioned to the highest bidder. Fitzgerald feared that the longer Blagojevich remained as governor, the more likely he would name someone to replace Obama in exchange for a bribe. "Sunlight is the best disinfectant, as Justice Brandeis said," explained Robert Litt, who served in the Justice Department under Bill Clinton. "By bringing this all out into the open, Fitzgerald is making...
...rearview mirror. The criminal complaint produced no evidence that Obama or his aides have done anything wrong. Blagojevich was, in fact, recorded complaining that Obama's people were "not willing to give me anything except appreciation." Obama himself maintains that he never talked to Blagojevich about the Senate seat, and during the recent campaign, the two men kept their distance from each other...