snicker On Dec 10, 4:10 pm, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ..... that he painfully lacked before the Gov was caught..... > > Obama calls on Illinois governor to resign > > CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday called for > Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign, a day after > Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges. > > "The president-elect agrees with [Illinois] Lt. Gov. [Pat] Quinn and > many others that under the current circumstances it is difficult for > the governor to effectively do his job and serve the people of > Illinois," Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said. > > FBI agents on Tuesday arrested Blagojevich and his chief of staff, > John Harris, on federal corruption charges related in part to the > selection of Obama's successor to the Senate. > > Obama's former partner in the Senate, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, > has also called on Blagojevich to step down immediately. > > "Beyond guilt or innocence, the charges against you raise serious > questions about your ability to carry out your duties as chief > executive of our state," Durbin wrote in a letter sent to Blagojevich. > Explainer: Federal complaint against Blagojevich ยป > > Durbin also asked Blagojevich not to name a successor to Obama. > > "Because of the nature of the charges against you, no matter whom you > were to select, that individual would be under a cloud of suspicion. > That would not serve our state, our nation, or the United States > Senate," Durbin > wrote.http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Obama+c... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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