The NY Times would have you believe that even Illinoisans were shocked at just how corrupt the governor turned out to be. As a semi-Illinoisan, I don't buy it.
They're shocked in that way that makes you laugh out loud in amazement when someone shows you that the extremely low expectations you had for them turn out to be still too high. Shocked like when six of the teenage girl's friends already died because they went into the basement in the horror movie, and then she goes downstairs too, because she really is just that dumb, even when there was all that screaming and blood and creepy music that might make a rational person think twice.
Yes, Rod Blagojevich is the ditzy teenage girl getting hacked to death. This was totally coming.
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Yep. Kind of a bummer if you care about Illinois' reputation. But it sure is entertaining!
Counting Blago, we're 5 for the last 9 on indictments, and if Blago's convicted (and really, how could he not be? It's all on tape.) that'll be 4 of the last 8 into the clink. Louisiana may be more corrupt, on a statistical/per capita basis, but man, we do our corruption big. Due credit to Dollar Bill Jefferson, of course. Money in your freezer is classy, but selling an extra-high profile senate appointment over the phone you HAD TO KNOW was tapped gets extra points just for being so dumb.
Anyone who thinks Illinoisans were shocked by the gov. finally getting his comeuppance clearly doesn't live here. The only comments I've heard are along the lines of, "It's about time." We all knew he was corrupt! Okay, so we all thought he'd be about as subtle as the last governor, but everyone knew this was coming.
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