Blago, the guy with the better hair, big loser this time round

As luck would have it I was away from my blog central when the Blago news hit, but saw it was coming on twitter and listened to the verdicts read on my satellite radio by Shep Smith (awk), but I couldn't stand the insufferable legal guy on CNN.

So Blago's effin golden for the good of Illinois defense didn't work as he wished. After suffering through his second in command as governor, another bumbler, in a worse economic and less forgiving political environment, voters, uh jurors were all business.

At least someone legitimately is in this state. (Will the Chicago Way go the way of the dodo bird? Don't count on it.)

Or it could be the jury of 11 women (and one guy) knew they had been picked by the feckless Blago defense team under the sexist theory they'd go with the guy with the better hair.

And they decided to do the people's business, and convict this corrupt pol.

A few salient tweets:

backyardconserv Anne Leary

#Blagojevich So with this big win on Blago who will Patrick Fitzgerald go after next? #TCOT

2 hours ago

 

backyardconserv Anne Leary

#Blagojevich guess Rahm's testimonial helped him on that one count NG. No bleepin golden help from Obama who helped run his first campaign

kathyrem Kathy Rem

by backyardconserv

Guess that Senate seat wasn't so bleepin' golden after all. #Blagojevich

2 hours ago

backyardconserv Anne Leary

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@AnnaTarkov something new for Blago, being stoic

1 hour ago

backyardconserv Anne Leary

 

RT @AnnaTarkov: Per WGN, Rod is reportedly not showing any emotion. Patti is reportedly vacillating between anger and sadness. #blagojevich

1 hour ago

BrianFaughnan Brian Faughnan

by backyardconserv

Blago convicted? Obama must be like the only honest Chicago pol in history.

2 hours ago

guypbenson Guy Benson

by backyardconserv

RT @DanProft: #Blago eligible for 320 years in prison. Same amount of time it will take Chicago Dems to pay state bills.

1 hour ago

ChiTribCloutSt ChiTrib CloutStreet

by backyardconserv

We're compiling a rolling story of #Blagojevich reaction here: trib.in/iHETEx

DannyGallows Danny Gallows

by backyardconserv

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@Sky_Bluez Quinn Pro Quo? He's the guy trading state jobs for votes for the tax increase. Sounds like a place to start.

1 hour ago

backyardconserv Anne Leary

Totly true.Also he rly is nutsRT @JimPethokoukis: John Kass on WGN:Blago no more crooked than other IL pols, but surrounded by dumber people

1 hour ago

(So who's next? Best bet to vote him out) In final nod to Governor Elvis, maybe you'll be a hit in prison. A captive audience, shall we say: More links: Chicago Daily Observer wonders about Dem reaction. Newsalert on Illinois' horrifically corrupt history.

Memeorandum thread.

Pundit & Pundette, thanks for the blog links, reminds us of his unusual musings.