It’s a good thing Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich named Roland Burris to the Senate before the House voted unanimously to impeach him today. If all goes well, Burris will be the only black sitting Senator. God is good:
Illinois lawmakers today voted unanimously to impeach the scandal-ridden governor Rod Blagojevich, who is alleged to have tried to sell Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat.
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 114 to one to start the impeachment process next week.
The process involves the state senate basically conducting a trial, which could take about three weeks.
“It’s our duty to clean up the mess and stop the freak show that’s become Illinois government,” said Jack Franks, one of the Democrats who voted for impeachment.
A spokesman for Blagojevich insisted he will not resign. Some lawmakers had expressed hope that, faced with impeachment, he might opt to leave voluntarily. (link)
Help me..114-110 or 114 to one..LIKE THE ARTICLE SAYS!!!!!! Geez louise Sandra!
sandra be typing too damn fast lol!
114-1 (yeah, get that nicca out of here)…shady a$$ politicians in my city…
they would’ve did it a lot sooner, but blag insisted early on that he wouldnt select another senator…they’re should’ve known he wasn’t telling the truth…
^^^^ On CNN I saw the headline 114-1 and then “TO” came right after it so I thought it said 114-110. And I had my glasses on! :lolol:
The Gov needs to call John Edwards and get his barbers number.
I did not read all of that. Where did the 1 vote come from, was he allowed to vote for himself? LOL.
who was the fool that voted not to?
hey sandra, i see you showed up on this 9th day into the new year!
Rep. Milton Patterson, a Chicago Democrat, made the sole vote against impeaching Blagojevich.
Patterson said he read the impeachment committee’s report and wasn’t comfortable voting against the governor. “I have no firsthand knowledge of any of the evidence,” he said.
“I went by my own gut feeling, it’s as simple as that,” he said. “I read the report. If the government is going to indict him, let them go ahead and do that. That’s their job and I’m doing my job.”
Rep. Elga Jefferies, another Chicago Democrat, voted “present.”
If all goes well, Burris will be the only black sitting Senator. God is good: ???
Are we not discussing this?
^^^^^^ We know Sandra was being sarcastic so why even respond. God is good, she is correct, even if she wasn;t trying to be.
^5 @ HEAVEN_SENT
@melenia
I live in Illinois and although Roland Burris is black, that doesn’t mean I want him as my Senator. I think him accepting the appointment shows his greed more than him wanting to serve us.
Anna Says:
I did not read all of that. Where did the 1 vote come from, was he allowed to vote for himself? LOL.
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That’s what I was wondering.
If all goes well, Burris will be the only black sitting Senator. God is good:
and this is why we think there is more than one contributor lol….
I have to agree with Shauny on this one. I’m from Chicago and Burris is just as shady as the governor. He’s letting his ambition to be senator taint his reputation by associating with Blago. He’ll always have a mark on him.
Good Riddens!
Audi 5000
It’s been fun today folks. Have a great weekend!
GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m going home to watch Monster again. THat Charlize Theron was a BEAST.
Nite folks!
good night and have a good weekend!