Influencing the jury pool

Add comment June 23rd, 2009

Others have said this, and I have to agree, that the Blagojeviches’ multiple public appearances are being made to make potential jurors more favorable to their side of the story.

I haven’t watched one second of Patti Blagojevich and “I’m a Celebrity … Get me out of Here,” but from what I’ve read about the show, Patti has taken almost every opportunity to complain about the persecution (prosecution to the rest of us) or her and her husband. I think there’s only two episodes left.

Rod hasn’t just been sitting home with the kids. He made an appearance on The Second City production of “Rod Blagojevvich Superstar” earlier this month.

I only met Patti once, briefly, but I’ve met with Rod a number of times and the guy seems to love attention. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him make a few more television appearances before his trial starts.

Meanwhile, Pat Quinn is trying to clean up the mess Blago left behind. There’s still no responsible budget, but lawmakers are back in Springfield and anything can happen.