The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

Got to wonder what's going on in Blago's head. Other than "I can't believe I got caught".

Dude.

"How's my hair?"

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

"How's my wig?"

There... Fixed it for you.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by JWBear

There... Fixed it for you.

Hardly. Even if it IS a toupee, do you think for a second he hasn't deluded himself into considering it real hair?

[Alex]

I think he is honestly confused about the hubbub over the senate seat.

In my opinion that is a relatively minor issue. Blagojovich may have been excessively explicit about it but what he did is barely any farther along selling the seat than happens all the time.

It's the other charges (the one that nobody in the national press cares about) that are far more damning in my opinion. So, I think -- a tad reasonably -- he's feeling the outrage of a jaywalker getting a ticket. Sure, technically it is illegal but everybody does it so why are you picking on him?

This is not to say that his public responses have been particularly sane.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by Alex

I think he is honestly confused about the hubbub over the senate seat.

In my opinion that is a relatively minor issue. Blagojovich may have been excessively explicit about it but what he did is barely any farther along selling the seat than happens all the time.

It's the other charges (the one that nobody in the national press cares about) that are far more damning in my opinion. So, I think -- a tad reasonably -- he's feeling the outrage of a jaywalker getting a ticket. Sure, technically it is illegal but everybody does it so why are you picking on him?

This is not to say that his public responses have been particularly sane.

That's what made it so sad for me- in the normal course of politics, people will give him goodies voluntarily, yet he had to get greedy and make it explicit, and solicit the handouts. If he'd just let people come to him, he wouldn't have been in as much trouble.

He got too bold, too greedy.

What are the other charges he's facing? I haven't done any research.

[JWBear]

Good point.

[scaeagles]

He also claimed that he was being targeted because he wants to cut taxes.

[Alex]

I believe him.

That was the motive behind the invesitation that ultimately brought down Scooter Libby, wasn't it? Patrick Fitzgerald loves taxes and want to have their babies.

[scaeagles]

Apparently one requirement of Obama for his nominees is to be a tax cheat. We now have Daschle paying 140,000 in back taxes after he's been nominated to Sec of Health and Human Services.

Best comment I read on that -

"Sen. Dick Durbin (D, IL) claims that Daschle is one of the most honest people that he knows. Probably for an Illinois politician that statement is true."

Hahaha.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Apparently one requirement of Obama for his nominees is to be a tax cheat. We now have Daschle paying 140,000 in back taxes after he's been nominated to Sec of Health and Human Services.

Best comment I read on that -

"Sen. Dick Durbin (D, IL) claims that Daschle is one of the most honest people that he knows. Probably for an Illinois politician that statement is true."

Hahaha.

[Optimism]
I think this is a clear call for tax reform. If these highly educated, intelligent individuals cannot do their own taxes correctly then it's the system that is broken. We need serious tax reform.
[/Optimism]

[Pessimism]
Goll darn cheats... We need tax reform now to eliminate all these loop holes and dodges. A simplified tax structure would give these varmints no place to hide.
[/pessimism]