Blago’s Fabulous Day

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

The Really: Blago not so crazy about hanging in there as many thought. A good run with a Tribune cameraman who just happened to be driving by when Blago went out for his daily run. The Illinois Supreme Court will not hear Lisa Madigan’s call for the court to rule on Blago’s fitness for office [...]

I Am Blago’s Hairbrush

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

The Really: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich calls his hairbrush “the football” according to the New York Times. And yet, Mr. Blagojevich, 52, rarely turns up for work at his official state office in Chicago, former employees say, is unapologetically late to almost everything, and can treat employees with disdain, cursing and erupting in fury for [...]

Questions For Obama About Blago Mess

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

The Really: How close will Blago’s problems come to hurting Obama? Us News and World Report asks the 7 questions even diehard Obama supporters (like us!) would like to have answered: “7 Blago Questions For Obama” this morning. They are: “1 ‘Did you communicate directly or indirectly with Blagojevich about picking your replacement in the [...]