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 ‘Rod Blagojevich’
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…
The Solution To Both Special Elections And Appointments
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 8th, 2009 at 2:10 pmThomas Geoghegan had an interesting op-ed in The New York Times yesterday about the legality of Senate appointments by governors, like what’s going on with…
In Illinois, the Ridiculousness Post-Racial Era Begins
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:14 am
There is so very much wrong with Roland Burris’s effort to get a Senate seat, the latest of which is visible in this press conference:…
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,…
Is “Open for Questions” Open Enough?
By Jesse Singal - Dec 11th, 2008 at 12:36 pmBen Smith has an interesting, very Web 2.0 post on “Open for Questions,” a “Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on…
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…
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,…
