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Making money on the guv

December 30th, 2008 at 05:46pm Linda Grist Cunningham

OK, I don’t really mean it, but we need a new lottery game in Illinois. We can call it “bet on when the governor is going to do the next head-shaking thing.” I’m pretty sure we could make a bazillion bucks because this thing would go global.

I’d have won if I had chosen today at 2 p.m. That’s when Gov. Rod Blagojevich named Roland Burris to the vacant U.S. Senate seat. I don’t have a thing against Burris; I am sure he’s a fine, upstanding guy with normal political aspirations. But what was he thinking when he agreed to let Blago use him as the stooge for the governor’s latest antics?

I hear Burris really wants to be the senator, and, why not? The perks are great, the limelight warm and seductive, the pension terrific, and, if you keep your head down, you don’t have to work too hard. Just vote the way the rest of the Democrats are voting and you’ll get by for a couple of terms before retiring.

Burris might make a wonderful senator. But I have to question (a) the smarts, and (b) the sanity of anyone who would agree to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Blago these days.

My dad always said, “swim in blue water, you get blue.” Well, Burris chose to swim in Blago’s pool. No one’s going to be willing to reach in and save him now.

Anyone want to bet on the next Blago stunt?

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4 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Joe Powell  |  December 30th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    You’re right, a US Senator does not have to work too hard. Burris’s Senate predecessor is an excellent example.

  • 2. pundit84  |  January 2nd, 2009 at 10:37 am

    It wouldn’t surprise me if Governor Blagojevich shows up next week on the U.S. Senate floor. As a sitting governor he has that right. If Burris doesn’t get certified he will not be able to go on the senate floor.

  • 3. thedudeabides  |  January 22nd, 2009 at 10:46 am

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  • 4. Linda Grist Cunningham  |  January 22nd, 2009 at 11:02 am

    Uh, dude?

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