Slightly Used Senate Seat Available

Posted by Katie Favazza - 12/09/08 at 11:12 pm

By now, most of you have heard the news about the governor from Illinois.

Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges alleging that they and others are engaging in ongoing criminal activity: conspiring to obtain personal financial benefits for Blagojevich by leveraging his sole authority to appoint a United States Senator; threatening to withhold substantial state assistance to the Tribune Company in connection with the sale of Wrigley Field to induce the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members sharply critical of Blagojevich; and to obtain campaign contributions in exchange for official actions …

Ironically, I found an ad on Craigslist tonight for a slightly used Senate seat. Enjoy!

Popularity: 1% [?]

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2 Responses to “Slightly Used Senate Seat Available”

  1. steveegg says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 9:10 am

    Very nice, though Blago does his selling from Chicago. The gang at Drinking Right liked it.

  2. No Runny Eggs » Blog Archive » The Morni…er, Afternoon Scramble, 12/10/2008 says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

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