1. - Undercover - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:34 am:

   Well, somebody is looking to run for statewide office. I wonder how the rest of the state will feel about Birkett’s handling of those anti-war protester’s right to free speech. This should be interesting.




2. - ChiCountryGuy - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:41 am:

   Undercover, you mean the protestors waving flags over I355 distracting drivers and reportedly dropping things from the overpass, right?

   Those protestors?




3. - wordslinger - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:41 am:

   Revenge is a dish best served cold.

   Or as the mayor might say, “Revenge is like cold cuts. Everybody knows that. One day, he’ll have to eat his words with his cold cuts.”

   Seriously, what’s the prognosis for an Illinois Dem with both Daley and Madigan as enemies? No room for slipups. Add to that Patrick Fitzgerald, and Rod’s a sinking ship in the middle of the Irish Triangle.




4. - Phineas J. Whoopee - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:52 am:

   Blago is so out of control goofy now a days embarrassing Daley doesn’t even register on his Blagoof-a-meter. His mind has moved on to bigger issues. Maybe they will announce Blago’s blog to offset the beating he gets here.




5. - Ghost - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:09 am:

   its almost like govering by press release is not the most effective leadership model. It would have been crazy for the Gov to call and talk to the Mayor and CHicago PD to see what they wanted/needed, come up with a join plan, and release that.

   Ten again, the gov was busy implementing a 14 mill job program to give clout heavy kids up minimium wage jobs in Chicago. Good thing he cut that cease fire budget by 9 million to get rid of job held by adults and others seeking to make a living reducing violence in the City.




6. - Dan S, a voter and Cubs Fan - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:13 am:

   Also, I”m kinda wondering if anyone followed up and asked Daley if he’s “disappointed” with the governor. Is this a diplomatic was to say our Governor SUCKS?




7. - DHouser - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:13 am:

   A capital bill and increased efforts to crack down on crime would have been really bad for Chicago…




8. - Ahem - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:40 am:

   First the Daily Show, now the Daley Show.




9. - Levois - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:08 pm:

   I wonder if Daley offered a cryptic message to the governor. And I wonder if the governor was able to recieve it. Or if he even cares.




10. - DHouser - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:22 pm:

    Birkett needs to worry about his son (marijuana bust) and not the Chicago PD.




11. - Gregor - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:38 pm:

    Hizzoner offered to get Rod a front row seat for the upcoming Air and Water show… as Bill Murray’s stunt double.




12. - VanillaMan - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:39 pm:

    ==people “should be careful” in their public comments==

    This is governor serving his seventh year in office. He has to be old to be careful in his public comments? This entire episode shouldn’t be about how Blagojevich is factually wrong, but how he could ever say such a stupid thing.




13. - Lurker - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:56 pm:

    Vanilla, So true. And his PR shenanigans have gotten more and more shameless over the years. The guy hasn’t learned a thing.




14. - Macbeth - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:43 pm:

    ++++
    Maybe they will announce Blago’s blog to offset the beating he gets here.
    ++++

    The state loves to announce websites — and then announce the websites in a splashy PR piece.

    Those folks over at BCCS (or whatever it’s called) *love* their websites. My favorite was the anti-violence in video games website from several years ago. The BCCS folks roll out the HTML templates (they love their templates more than they love websites in general), cobble it together, and make like it’s forward-leaning policy.




15. - anon - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 3:26 pm:

    Headline
    State of Illinois invades Chicago lead by Gov Testicular V




16. - Disgusted - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 5:43 pm:

    A typical daily press pop with the Guv:

    Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen: I’m bringing the National Guard to the Capital, I mean Chicago… Is that a blue footed booby?..
    I need to get a capital bill… I just love little children in front of me…Isn’t it hot today?…I’m moving Lake Michigan to Vandalia to create 3 jobs…Would you like a job in Chicago at my bunk,,er my office? Just got my hair cut…
    I need healthcare for all Illinois Families… Gas prices are too high… and so on and so on and so on.

    Short Attention Span Theater.




17. - Anon - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 5:49 pm:

    Frankly, I don’t understand it Illinois Nat’l Gaurd Units have now spent the better part of a decade being deployed, for years at a time, in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. They are extremely well trained and experienced at urban conflicts. Chicago can’t be worse then Baghdad or Kabul. It would look horible on Fox/CNN but they are up to the job. Heck they could stay in suburban hotels.It beats flying over rual Illinois looking for pot fields with local cops and Ill. State Police.




18. - Anon - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 5:59 pm:

    Did the Gov volunteer the Mayor’s active duty son to lead the charge too?




19. - some former legislative intern - Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 6:44 pm:

    Blago is now, officially, done for good. He will likely have the Mayor’s actively opposed to his re-election, and while the Mayor’s organization is not what it once was, it is still substantial and the Mayor’s endorsement or non endorsement still carries a lot of weight with Chicago voters. These are the voters Blago needs to win a primary.

    Blago is finished.

    Bye Rod.

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