Ruh-roh Raggy!
File under: "No one could have predicted..."
Guv's chief of staff resigns
By: Greg Hinz Dec. 12, 2008
(Crain’s) — John Harris, chief of staff to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, has resigned, sources close to the matter reported Friday morning.
Earlier this week, Mr. Harris and the governor were both named in a federal complaint alleging that they attempted to auction off President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat and shake down others for Mr. Blagojevich’s political war chest and personal gain.
Mr. Harris’ resignation comes as Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was going to the state Supreme Court to force the governor out of office — at least temporarily — and as efforts have stepped up in Springfield to impeach the governor.
There also are widespread rumors — so far denied — that Mr. Blagojevich will resign soon
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So who is John Harris?
Well, once upon a time in a city far, far away...
Daley names O'Hare man as budget director
It wasn't long ago that John Harris was in Mayor Daley's doghouse. But a major scandal and the power vacuum created by a wave of early retirements have a way of wiping the slate clean.
Harris, the brains and voice behind Daley's plan for new runways at O'Hare Airport, was chosen Monday to be Chicago's new $135,516-a-year director of budget and management. He succeeds Bill Abolt, who walked the plank for failing to clean up the hired truck mess.
A former intelligence officer and prosecutor who spent eight years in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Army, Harris can match Abolt's intellect. But he also has the toughness and political savvy that Abolt may have lacked.
"He don't take no mess. He's a no-nonsense person who will demand that things be done and they will be done," said Ald. William Beavers (7th), chairman of the City Council's Budget Committee.
Harris is a "better candidate for budget director than Bill Abolt was" because he's served time in two of the biggest-spending departments, said a longtime City Hall observer.
"He knows where all the bodies are buried and where the gun is hidden," the source said.
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Can't really say if he did a good job or a bad job.
Can say, in Illinois politics, there's a club.
And you ain't in it.
6 comments:
Blago has to go. With what's staring him in the face, anyone who helps him is tarred up the wazoo.
Confusion.
Government can't function. In ChiCity, where do they send the obeisance? (and the envelope?) :o)
AP-UPI poll...tb's final four (not graven in stone):
Illinois-#1
Louisiana-#2
South Carolina-#3 (Our whole state is for sale, not just a Senate seat...)
Alaska-#4
Arizona-#5 (with a repub governor coming up, a goood dark horse to beat out Alaska, now that Ted Stevens, the point guard for them, has had his scholarship revoked...)
You could also call that the "home of the stupidest criminals" final four because honestly those are the states where they get caught more. Getting caught is the key here. The other states just have smarter crminals? Perhaps... :lol:
Cunnel McConnell from the great #3 Corrupt state of Kentucky (from which every Deliverance style backwoods is derogatorially derived, i.e Pennsyltucky, Vertucky, etc. ad fucking nauseum) takes aim at the American manufacturing worker in the name of his Japanese Overlords (and so close to Dec. 7th too,tsk, tsk)needs to be recognised by his Rebel commanders for the shit kicking he just administerded to the Damned Yankees in Michigan. If he had half a working brain, he might realize he just fucked over the rest of America, including Kentucky, Pennsyltucky, Vertucky, Ohiotucky,ad fucking nauseumtucky.
I think it's safe to say we should have nuked the South back in 1861.
OT - I see Tom is off galavanting again so I found this one... I like it! Pickin' on Tom Waits ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr-Jb_6ygmI
Your "Corrupt Governor" series is approaching the epic, Dr. Glass. Go, man, go!
And an extra special tip of the Hatlo hat to jolly George Carlin who, even in death, will NEVER stop being right...
Spread the word (are you listening, John/Jack Kass?)
Mess with Mr. Tumnus, you better watch your Aslan.
Thanks, Rahm.
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