Posted by
Joe on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:34:00 AM
How's this for interesting politics? The Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Mike Madigan, who also happens to be the Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, is
circulating a memo among Democratic state legislators that provides talking points for the impeachment of the state's embattled and scandal-plagued Democratic Governor, Rod Blagojevich. The memo states the following:
"One thing we learned from the [imprisoned former Republican Gov.] George Ryan case is that we should excise a tumor when it is first discovered; not
leave it in the body to continue to spread and do further harm," the
memo reads.
The Senate President, Emil Jones, Jr., a Blagojevich ally, is not very happy with the issuance of the memo:
Democratic Speaker and Democratic Party Chairman to promote the
impeachment of a Democratic Governor," Jones said. "Impeachment is
unwarranted in my opinion, and should not be used as a political tool.
"It is a serious state action that should not be used to divert
attention from the issues at hand, which are the operating budget and
passing a capital bill."
The Civil War among Illinois Democrats continues unabated, with the Blagojevich/Jones faction battling with Speaker Madigan. Incidentally, Senate President Jones is a significant political supporter of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.