Yessssss! Score!

[Cryozombie]

I'm sooooo freaking Giddy right now.

CHICAGO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement.

The 51-year-old Democrat was charged along with John Harris, his chief of staff, on the charges related to Blagojevich's role in picking a U.S. Senate successor for President-elect Barack Obama and obtaining campaign contributions in exchange for official actions, the statement said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0911973820081209

Corruption here is Rampant... Now if only they could snatch up Stroger and Daley, I'd think this state has some hope. But it's a Happy day in Zombieland.

 

[Grenadier]

I'm surprised Blagojevich lasted this long. He had awful popularity ratings in 2006, and only won that election because the GOP in Illinois were still reeling from the George Ryan fiasco.

Good timing, Cryo... You beat me by one minute!

 

[Phoenix44]

If you want to read the federal complaint, it's on Salon.com:

http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/12/09/blagojevich_complaint/index5.html

It's so disgusting, I can't even read more than a few pages.