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PiscesRod Blagojevich Impeached, Gov. Pat Quinn Sworn In
MSNBC: After weeks of shocking twists and turns, the conclusion of Rod Blagojevich's tenure as Illinois governor offered no surprises at all.
Blagojevich addressed his Senate impeachment trial and offered familiar lines: He was innocent. The trial rules were unfair. His goal always was to help people.
Then the Senate did what was expected and voted to throw Blagojevich out of office. And on an identical 59-0 roll call, it barred the two-term Democrat from ever again holding public office in the state.
"He failed the test of character. He is beneath the dignity of the state of Illinois. He is no longer worthy to be our governor," said Sen. Matt Murphy, a Republican from suburban Chicago.
Blagojevich, accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, becomes the first U.S. governor in more than 20 years to be removed by impeachment.
Democratic Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, one of Blagojevich's critics, was promptly sworn in as governor. "The ordeal is over," declared Quinn, 60.
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If he wanted to tell his side of the story and say what he had to say he should have stayed in Springfield instead of hitting every radio and T.V. program he could get on! I am from Illinois and not proud of it, the governor before him is spending his time in prison for screwing us over, Rod should too! I am packing up my house and moving out of this state, I have never been more embarrassed to live somewhere in my life!
Roger,
Your English is wrong and my English is “right”…..
I’m not from Illinois either.
It seems that the focus is on corruption or any bad news that we can get on anyone that is in office right now. Unfortunately, whether it is in the north, south, east or west—it is reflecting on American government as a whole. What a shame that is. I thought at one time that I should be ashamed of Michigan politicians…then came the circus of politicians with their questionable morals, one at a time, they all fell throughout the USA—with all of this being said?—Anonymous? Where will you be able to go in order NOT to have to be embarrassed by our government and it’s leaders? Where will you find morality in this country anymore?
Terri/Michigan
I can’t believe my people from the state of Illinois at how far and how simple you people in the senate go on impeaching Governor Blagojevich without even having him tell hes side of the story..Im a soldier with the U.S. Army serving my country in Iraq for the 3rd time and ALL I hear coming from the great state of Illinois is beckering and fighting over whos wrong and whos write without allowing a man to prove hes innocense! Well i hope you made the right decision in this case and not send a man who has only done good to the state of illinois into shame and disgrace without hearing hes side of the story….Sincerely, Roger U.S.Army