The People's Business

John Kass invites your ideas on a job for Blago, post-impeachment. He has some of his own. After hearing the tapes yesterday, who can deny the governor was a hard-working guy? Yup, the governor was eager to do business...

Absorbed from the tapes, though, the tale plays out more clearly: On Nov. 13, Rob Blagojevich assures the governor that he's spoken with Monk—and that Johnston is "good for" a contribution. "Right—before the end of the year, though, right?" the governor asks, adding later, "OK, so . . . but clearly before the end of the year, right?"

On Dec. 3, Monk tells the governor he's warned Johnston that "there's gonna be some skittishness" if Johnston's contribution coincides too closely with the governor's signing of the horse racing bill. Monk recounts telling Johnston, "My point is this has all gotta be in now."

...just not the people's business. Carol Marin-- national media failed to follow the money. At root, it's not the money, it's the sense of entitlement by too many politicians in this state--and their lack of accountability and transparency. It's gotten worse, as we are virtually a one-party state now, and nearly bankrupt to boot. Why sh0uld they worry, they keep getting voted in again and again. Had enough Illinois?

UPDATE: RCP has a Blago impeachment guide. Also Dennis Byrne on the coming tax increase.

More. The MSM lets us down again. Name that party, and note it's The One ('s) party. Powerline:

The AP reports that Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi is resigning from his powerful position under an ethical cloud. Winding down to paragraph 17, the careful reader can infer DiMasi's party:

The resignation of DiMasi has some in the state wondering if there's something about the power of the office, or the increasingly one-party nature of Massachusetts' politics, that makes the job of House speaker particularly vulnerable to self-inflicted wounds.

House Minority Leader Bradley Jones, who has seen the number of Republicans in the 160-member House dwindle to just 16, said the lack of political competition "creates a sense of being impervious."

Ya think? Emphasis mine.