The Only Pundit Mentally Ill Enough to Defend Blagojevich
By Ned Resnikoff - Jan 27th, 2009 at 11:17 am…is one Geraldo Rivera.
I have no idea what the hell Geraldo is talking about here. Not only does he never quite elucidate why he…
Posts Tagged ‘corruption’
The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Corruption
By Dylan Matthews - Jan 26th, 2009 at 12:33 pmAfter Rod Blagojevich compared his travails to Pearl Harbor, Ned and I were joking about what crazy analogies he was going to come up with…
Gary Bauer is in Conservative Fantasy Land
By L. Russell Allen - Dec 15th, 2008 at 11:50 amFormer Republican presidential candidate Gary Bauer has published an article for the conservative publication Human Events. Its thesis: that the Obama transition has failed to…
Victor Davis Hanson is the Right’s Nostradamus
By Jesse Singal - Dec 15th, 2008 at 10:50 amMissed it at the time, but last Tuesday Victor Davis Hanson wrote:
With the indictment of the Democratic Governor [Rod Blagojevich] and his purported interest…
Blagojevich! The Musical!
By Daniel Strauss - Dec 12th, 2008 at 10:43 amEvery once in a while my former boss, Ben Greenman, writes lyrics to musicals based on current events. I give you Blagojevich! The Musical, his…
It Gets Worse For Zell
By Daniel Strauss - Dec 11th, 2008 at 3:10 pmThis is not Sam Zell’s week. Via Chicagoist:
What a week for Sam Zell. First, his company filed for bankruptcy on Monday. Then on Tuesday,…
Thank Heaven for Blagojevich
By Jesse Singal - Dec 11th, 2008 at 10:59 amDoes anyone else feel weirdly relieved by the Rod Blagojevich scandal? That, at the tail end of eight years that saw some of the most…
Coleman Under Federal Investigation
By Ned Resnikoff - Dec 10th, 2008 at 2:57 pmWell this is another fascinating turn in the ongoing Coleman-Franken vote count soap opera. Given all of the hubbub over where Coleman got his suits,…
Candidate Five is Jesse Jackson Jr.
By Dylan Matthews - Dec 10th, 2008 at 12:51 pmWell, scratch that Danny Davis talk. ABC News reports:
Chicago Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) is the anonymous “Senate Candidate #5″ whose emissaries Illinois Governor…
He’s Baaaaaaaaaaaack
By Jesse Singal - Dec 10th, 2008 at 11:20 amThe first time I heard Patrick Fitzgerald conduct a press conference was back in 2005, when I. Lewis “Scooter” (God I love and miss that…
What’s the Matter With Illinois?
By Jesse Singal - Dec 9th, 2008 at 2:52 pmJohn Stein isn’t optimistic that Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn will have the squeaky-clean past he’ll need to fill the void left by Rod Blagojevich.…
Candidate Five, Who Are Thou?
By Dylan Matthews - Dec 9th, 2008 at 2:23 pmRod Blagojevich’s indictment is one endlessly readable treasure trove. In addition to the obvious malfeasance by Blago and his chief of staff, John Harris, there’s…
Blagogate
By Jesse Singal - Dec 9th, 2008 at 11:04 amAs you’ve probably heard by now, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested this morning on federal corruption charges. There’s going to be reams of coverage,…
I Think I Know Where He’s Hiding All That Bribe Money
By Jesse Singal - Nov 24th, 2008 at 4:18 pmI don’t really follow Boston politics, so I have little to contribute to the story of Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, whom The Boston Globe…
Dear President Bush: Pardon Yourself
By Ned Resnikoff - Nov 14th, 2008 at 9:35 amSeriously. You’ve earned it.
Now, of course, this would preempt any liberal fantasies of George W. Bush being brought up on charges for his numerous…
