Be Prepared for Anything

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody by federal authorities early Tuesday morning. His Chief of Staff John Harris was also arrested.

Blago - as we Illinoisans call him - is being charged with federal corruption charges stemming from a three-year investigation. In essence - to name just a few of the things Blago has done: He’s been trying to sell President-Elect Obama’s Senator seat to the highest bidder for the financial benefit of he and his wife. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.

We Illinoisans have known the Governor was corrupt since he took office in 2003. He’s shown time and time again his disregard for justice and honesty in politics and has been simply a part of the Chicago Machine that controls Illinois.

From the news in the past few months that his mistress had given birth to his child (his wife apparently wasn’t surprised - because hey, everybody in Illinois knew about it!) to his temper tantrums, to his refusal to live in the state capitol of Springfield (he uses taxpayer money to charter flights from his Chicago-home to Springfield to run the state) - Blago has been a controversial governor for Illinois. I personally say “good riddance” - he’s done nothing but harm to the state.