Blagojevich again

Irish writer and malcontent Brendan Francis Behan once said: "I was court-martialed in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence." Governor Blagojevich may have to be fired from his job in his absence since he is refusing to attend his own impeachment trial.

He needs the money

From a Yahoo! News story: CHICAGO – "Gov. Rod Blagojevich was out jogging in Chicago as lawmakers in Springfield voted to impeach him. Upon returning from his jog, he likened his situation to long-distance running. Blagojevich refused to answer any specific questions about the 114-1 vote by which the House impeached him Friday. But he said: "Let me simply say I feel like the old Alan Sillitoe short story 'The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.' ... And that's what this is by the way, a long-distance run." He then promised to say more at an afternoon news conference. Earlier Friday, the 52-year-old Democrat emerged from his home in a black jogging suit and berated the media for bothering his neighbors before heading out on a jog. He now faces a Senate trial. If convicted, he'll be removed from office." What if he doesn't want to leave? I'm betting it will take at least a year to get him out. If he had a sense of shame or a good job waiting for him, he would be gone already. Someone please find this man an alternative job. You cannot find him a sense of shame - he is, after all, a politician. This woman is saying something like "What are you looking at?"

Blagojevich saga

Mr. Rod Blagojevich seems to be giving the people of Illinois a hard time. From a New York Times story: “Around the state, elected officials, many exasperated after three weeks of topsy-turvy political drama, responded with fury. “This provocative action is an insult to the people of Illinois,” said Pat Quinn, the lieutenant governor and a fellow Democrat, who added that the governor had defied the desires of an entire state.” Let me suggest something. If someone just finds Rod a good job, he will go away quietly. He needs the money from his job as Governor; he would otherwise not be fighting so hard to keep it. It’s like when your best friend suddenly takes off on you. You will have a hard time dealing with it until you find someone else, no? PLEASE. The woman at left seems to be saying something like “Catch me if you can.”