" This is why people should think VERY hard before they vote for people!!! "

" But hey Blago, don't forget to jet yourself back to Chicago daily and give yourself a huge raise! I mean, heck you are the king of Illinois aren't you? Sheeshe :( "

" Don't blame me, I didn't vote for the jerk....EITHER TIME!

I saw his picture and thought....
USED CAR SALESMAN. "

" Personally my mother, and countless others, are faceing a possible layoff from a state funded facility that offers treatment for drug and alcohol addictions. This is yet another program that has fallen throught the cracks of our government. So the residents of these facilities will either face being thrown in the street or back to prison. Which in fact will cost much more than to keep this program running. If in fact these residents are released, the crime rate will continue to rise, due to not being offered the treatment they are in need of. I think this is ludacris to lay-off employees of DCFS and DHS, knowing that their caseloads are extrememly high now. With the forced lay-offs and lack of employment opportunities, these caseworkers are going to be consumed with new cases. As far as DCFS goes, isnt there enough child abuse and neglect going on now that either they do not have time for or is "unfounded" due to lack of investigation. So, what do we do, continue to allow these children to be abused since we will now have less caseworkers? I think the government of the State of Illinois need to evaluate and reorganize their priorities.....just a thought. "

" Okay. Someone catch me up. I moved out of Illinois four years ago. Blagojevich was new. His predecessor was on his way to prison. It appeared that things were improving. What happened to the budget? Was it a mess before he arrived or afterward? Can someone dish me some facts? "

" Immediately after reading this breaking news on Jg website, I contacted Gov office. The first two people I had to talk to sounded as though they had been taking a nap! So there's 2 people we could cut! The third person told me I would have to complain to my legislator because they were the ones who cut the budget. So I called Chapin Rose's office they said I could write a letter or call and they would log my name, address, and phone #. So I had her put me on the complaint list. Here's the number 348-7673. "

" Blago the clown is a fargon worthless, piece of you know what, jacka55!

I didn't vote for the scumbag, either, but at the time, there wasn't a heck of a whole lot of good choices, either.

I'm just going to keep in mind, "what goes around, comes around", & hopefully that piece of crap will get his, & get him ten-fold.

Fargon politicians - all of them are worthless as hell! "

" I heard Blago was planning on running again. I suspect right now would be a good time to be a Republican in Illinois. LOL! "

" Elmhurst, you said you were told that the legislature cut the budget(according to the governor's office). I seem to remember where Blago whined about the budget and threatened to make cuts HIMSELF.

I have an excellent candidate for a layoff. This person does nothing except cause trouble and cost us a lot of money on their personal affairs. Wouldn't that be reasons enough for a layoff??? "

" 291953 wrote on Aug 28, 2008 8:08 PM:
" Elmhurst, you said you were told that the legislature cut the budget(according to the governor's office). I seem to remember where Blago whined about the budget and threatened to make cuts HIMSELF.

I have an excellent candidate for a layoff. This person does nothing except cause trouble and cost us a lot of money on their personal affairs. Wouldn't that be reasons enough for a layoff??? "

To bad we can't layoff the governor though. Sure would save us all a lot of money.

CD I like the Used Car Salesman picture for him, it is fitting.

(Picture him jumping up and down on a map of the state , like the salesman on a car)
"You want layoffs, we got layoffs, you want businesses closed we can do that too, you want us to waist your money no prob. How can we promise all that? Cause we are going crazy!! Come to "Blagojevich's Used UP Illinois" and we promise we'll take your money too. (Can be found in two inconvient locations, in either Chicago or Springfield) "

" just a curious thought here...what would it look like if we compared how much it would cost us to pay these laid-off employees for a year to how much the last pay raise for legislators will cost us for a year....and what's up with 2/3 of them being from DCFS? couldn't they have managed to spread it out a little more so one department wouldn't feel the pinch? i'm sure there are some jobs/departments out there that have at least 2 people doing the work of 1. "

" HP- He(Blago)ought to "run" alright! Run right out of Illinois, but not to Washington D.C. for Pete's sake. He's caused enough damage here!

Perhaps the citizens of Illinois who are fed up should "run" him out of town on the old "rail", complete with tar and feathers! LOL! "

" Heinekenman:

Things actually never appeared to be improving, our former governor was headed to jail, and he did horrible things, but our state actually functioned on a day to day basis. Blago does horrible things and the state doesn't function. He gives himself and the elected officials raises while cutting the budgets and salaries of lower paid state employees. He throws fits when he doesn't get his way and hurts anyone he can to make a point. Illinois was wise enough to elect a man with a three year old personality - and we elected him twice (I never voted for him, but obviously all the dead people in Chicago did). It's truly appalling. "

" Actually, it was down state Illinois that got Blago in the first time. He made the trip down south with all his promises and won the primary. Glenn Poshard while traveling the state with Paul Vallas, tried to warn people about Blago, but no one listened. "

" well if old blago wasn't pocketing money like he probably is, and yes he is planning on running again and hell no i won't vote for him "

" Are any of these closures in the Chicago area or are they all downstate? "

" Some of you want to put another Chicago Democrat in the White House. Brilliant. "

" Blago seems to be a silent Hitler closing down the state of Illinois. First he takes jobs away from people near retirement and forces them to be on welfare, then he's doing the same with all walks of the State. What the heck is it going to benefit the state to have all these people become depressed welfare recipients?

Blago and all his cousins should be forced out before they do further damage. He seems to have the knack for "Seek and Destroy". Why is he allowed to do this to Illinois? "

" Late Bird: Because after his first term of raping our state - some people found it wise to give him a second chance. I will never understand it, he lies, he cheats, he steals, and keeps getting re-elected. Amazing and sad. "

" It seems as though nobody voted for Blago. Must have been all of those dead people in Chicago that vote several times each election that elected him. "

" he is allowed to do this because he isn't quite as noticeable as George H. Ryan "

" He is just right for Obama's Senate seat next to Turban Durbin . "

" blagojevich is nothing like Obama "

" Dick Durbin is an excellent Senator. Where do you get off with the "Turban Durbin" comments? Because he rightly spoke out against the shameful things happening in Abu Ghraib prison? He and Barack Obama are no more like Blago than Jim Edgar is like George Ryan. They share the same party affiliation, just as Edgar and Ryan did. That's it. Hardly reason to vilify them. "

" This may be seen as sacrilege here, but how important is it to keep open a home once lived in by Lincoln's father and step father that Lincoln visited a few times? In 150 years, will the government be maintaining the homesteads of George H.W. and Barbara Bush as historical sites? Okay, bad president so bad example. But do we have the government supporting homes where John F. Kennedy's parents once lived (but he didn't) or FDR's, or Eisenhower's, or Reagan's, etc. etc.? Just because Lincoln visited there doesn't make the place relevant, and even if the living history presentations are interesting, sometimes you have to set priorities. I'm far more distraught by the cuts to the DCFS -- the loss of field workers to protect abused children -- than I am the loss of costumed interpreters pretending it's 1850. "

" sapient wrote on Aug 29, 2008 2:19 PM:
" It seems as though nobody voted for Blago. Must have been all of those dead people in Chicago that vote several times each election that elected him. "

Just remember Chicago's motto: "Vote early, vote often" "

" Illinois could cut governors wages and be enough support what we need. I thought he had a look of sneakiness and napping,,,,,seems first impression was correct, but I thought, heck---give him a chance, well strike three been called. I think he should sitdown and shutup and put someone in with direction on programs needed. Our dogs for president, vicepresident, and run my cat for governor. BE AS GOOD. hehe. "

" Hahvahd wrote on Aug 29, 2008 8:57 PM:

" Dick Durbin is an excellent Senator. Where do you get off with the "Turban Durbin" comments? Because he rightly spoke out against the shameful things happening in Abu Ghraib prison?


I agree!

Dick Durbin's "crime" was that he told the truth about Abu Ghraib. I was disappointed that he backed off his statements after they were taken out out context, as usual, by the right wing smear machine headed by Fox news and the radio drama queen, Rush Limbaugh. Saying that he was disappointed to see our troops using the same tactics as the Gestapo used is NOT the same thing as calling our troops Gestapo, as was reported by that bunch using their delusional spinning tactics.

I wish all Democrats would stop being cowed by that bunch. They only get louder and more shrill when they are able to get someone to back down. Fox news and the radio wackos need to be called out for their lies and shilling for the Republican party.

It will be interesting to see if the Dems allow them self to be Swift boated again with lies, distortions, and half truths as was done to John Kerry the last time around.

John McCain was defeated by Bush who did the same thing to him, so I would imagine he sees the benefit of using Karl Rove type tactics and will no doubt use them himself. "

" they can't win this time harry, CNN is doing a better job of cracking the republicans fortunately, larry king had me in laughter over McCains v.p. pick "

" Come on, HP. Lighten up. You mean that spreading partisan opinions is only supposed to be on your side, or do you mean that your side never spreads partisan propaganda? Give me a break. This is politics and the demos are as bad or, in my humble opinion, worse than my side. Your people want to silence Rush and conservative talk radio and Fox News because your side, with all the rest of the networks plus your talk radio wannabes, can't compete. And you talk about swiftboating Kerry (how many houses did HE and his rich wife have?) but say nothing about the lies and distortions from moveon.org. It was moveon.org that prompted a response from swiftboat in the first place. You lefties need to quit whining and just stick with presenting your side. What happened at Abu Ghraib, embarrassing them by making them get naked, scaring them with dogs, etc. doesn't quite compare to having ones head cut of on worldwide TV or internet. "

" This constant inaction, and inept reaction, will do one more thing. Chicago is in the running for the 2016 olympics. With the state as a whole in the toilet, there could be no possible way they can get picked to host the world. Events were to be held and hotels filled to capacity, as far south as Champaign, if not further.

Two terms of tantrums, will cost this state revenue for at least twice that long now.

The field of opposing candidates was weak, is why he got a take two. A cardboard cutout write in, would have been more effective than what we got, either term. This is what happens, when party defines the vote, rather than substance of the candidate. The parties know the buttons to push to cause many to ignore commonsense, forget the last three years, and vote for a parties platform.

The whole state government is tied to this mess. If they did their job, Commutor Gov, would be limited in the mess he could make of things.

Surprized a luxury bullet train from Chicago to Springfield, hasn't started construction. Two terms of this goofs expenses, pay, perks, and wink "contributions" could have paid for one twice I would think. Ground his plane, and lend him an old propane city bus, or just pink slip him, and be done with it. It has been an issue, since first elected, and nothing but talk on it has come of it, like most needed action in all of state government. "

" Evening all!! Been reading your comments and let me toss in my penny(used to 2 cents but Blago cut that back). On the person who was glad they never voted for him, I commend you; I voted for him twice mainly on the facts that both of his oppnonents had strong ties to Georgie Ryan(remember Jim Ryan strongly emphasizing his first name?). You could say I'm partly to blame for helping him get elected twice. The choices weren't there.

"Turbin Durbin"? While he isn't one of my favorites, may I point out that he is doing everything possible to keep Futuregen alive.

I did some number crunching. If Blaggie would stay in Springfield and go to Chicago on the weekends it would save the taxpayers $1.6 million a year. Of course, if we get rid of him, it would save us a bunch of money. "