Blago is Gonzo!

I figured I'd start my new blog with a post about perhaps the most scandolous story from last year. The Illinois Governor trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.

I was talking to my wife about this today and I thought she was going to kill me. Now, before I begin, I want to state unequivocaly that I hope he gets everything that is coming to him and I believe he is guilty as sin.

Moving on. He's really no different than most other politicians. Maybe I've been in DC to long and I'm jaded. But really, isn't that why people make contributions to candidates in the first place? Not to say that everyone is inherently unethical. But I see nothing wrong with helping your friends and your friends helping you. Nothing wrong with that. People do it in business all the time. Take a client to dinner. Give them tickets to a game. Does that make each businessperson in America unethical when they send their clients Christmas gifts that are over $100 or take them to a plated dinner where you can sit down and it's not "well-attended"?

But Blago takes it way over the line. And that's giving him the benefit of the doubt he actually has friends. Not only is a complete moron - he's a careless moron. He really had no friends to help and no one certainly wanted to help him. At least Duke Cunningham was smart enough to actually make some cash for himself as opposed to just his campaign committee when he got caught.

Of course, Duke Cunningham was also smart enough to resign.

Blago's going to get everything that's coming to him. Thankfully because the people of Illinois deserve a lot better.