Jan 26 2009
Rod Blagojevich-Does the Term Alterate Universe Sound Familiar?
In a move that must be unprecedented, at least in my lifetime, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich went on the national stump to try to convince the “court of public opinion’ of his innocence. The interesting thing is he was in New York on the first day of the State Senate hearings for his impeachment in Illinois. One can never accuse the Governor of not having chops. Of course, the fact that he does is probably why he’s in the fix that he is today. He does have a certain air of arrogance, a how could you accuse ME of doing anything wrong, way of doing things. Prior to the beginning of his fall from grace, the things that he had to overcome in order to get to where he is probably contributed to a sense of invincibility. Maybe it drives him now to believe that he can beat the wrap.
However, I saw his appearance on Good Morning America. If he had been asked the same questions at the hearing that Diane Sawyer asked, the hearing would be done and he would be the former Governor of Illinois. His answers were, frankly, pathetic. She read transcript phone conversations from legal wiretaps and drilled him. He responded weakly that each quote was taken out of context. One is innocent until proven guilty but I think the Governor lives in an alternative universe where rulers are kings that can’t be questioned by peons or just can’t be accused of doing wrong, period. Unfortunately Mr. Blagojevich, that place isn’t here and it would be a shock if your place is anywhere but out of the Governor’s mansion very soon.
I must comment on the questioning. It was hardball, which leads me to believe that the Democratic party must have given the word to the media to throw him under the bus to bring the blight he’s brought to the Party to an end as quickly as possible. If anyone would have had the same approach, other than Bill O’Reilly, when our President was interviewed during the campaign, he would likely not be President. Just anyone asking him about the lineup of Reverend Wright, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko and now add Governor Blagojevich to the list of questionable associations in Obama’s past, then finish with his direct association as a past community organizer with Acorn; which now has some of its own illegalities. What a lineup! I just hope President Obama is over his poor judgement and that it was only poor judgement an nothing more, otherwise this isn’t the last scandal we’ll see involving a former Illinois politician. We sure don’t need that at a time like this.
