At least he’s honest about it
The news is all abuzz about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s attempt to sell the open Illinois Senate seat to the highest bidder.
This is obviously illegal and unethical, but it’s shocking how surprised some people are. Didn’t we learn from Watergate that to understand how things work, you just need to “follow the money”?
Just glancing at the news today we learn that Washington is going to send $14 billion to the Big 3 automakers. The automakers gave over $50 million in bribes to Washington this year. Perhaps these are related?
And what about all the no-bid contracts for Iraq going to friends of the administration?
Or how about the fact that politicians get votes and support in exchange for giving money or granting favors to special interests?
At some level, all that separates Governor Blagojevich from the rest is that he was honest about it.
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