Blagojevich Indicts Entire Political Process

By: Brian Simpson (Diary)  |  June 8th at 10:57 PM  | 

The opening statements of the trial of former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich (D-in case you forgot) started today.  In a sign that this truly will be one of the great spectator sports, Blagojevich’s attorneys have mounted an interesting defense of their client. Blagojevich’s attorney, Sam Adam, argues in a motion filed this morning that the federal wiretaps that form the bulk of the government’s evidence | Read More »

Get This Man A Commercial for the Campaign STAT

By: Brian Simpson (Diary)  |  October 8th at 12:55 PM  | 

Former Senator Peter Fitzgerald(R-IL) is out campaigning for Senator John McCain. He is the man that Senator Obama replaced in the U.S. Senate. They also served together in the Illinois legislature. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix blog: He noted that Obama’s political mentor is a Chicago powerbroker, state Senate President Emil Jones. He suggested that Obama’s sponsorship of ethics legislation while in the | Read More »