Blago Watch: Senators about to vote whether to convict

[cali]

The senators are back in the Chamber and it was just announced that each Senator will have the right to speak for 5 minutes. First Senator up now- Ames (D). After the speeches, they vote. They'll undoubtedly vote to convict, but will they also vote to ban Blago from Illinois politics forever?

Live on C-Span.

[ronnykmarshall]

1. Will Blogo got ape shit?

[cali]

5. I suspect Blago will crash sometime soon

[MineralMan]

12. No, but Blago can haz cheezburgr...

[RandySF]

2. I also wish

They could ban him from getting his own talk show on CNN, Fox or MSNBC. There already too many washed up politicians and criminals on those networks.

[ronnykmarshall]

3. Live link from ABC 7 Chicago.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/livenow?id=6546124

[cali]

4. First Senator said Blago is unfit

now a repug is speaking.

[ronnykmarshall]

8. I hope he doesn't run in 2010.

[cali]

6. Another repug rambling on

really pointless stuff.

[elocs]

7. I heard some of Blago's address to the Senate.

When he tried to excuse what he did because they should all know that's the way things work, then stick a fork in him because he was done. That is one of the most stupid arguments I have ever heard anyone give in their own defense.

[cali]

9. yeah, that struck me too

his address as a whole, was just batshit crazy.

[cali]

10. hmm. yet another repuke

this one just said that blago is an unusually good liar. says he lied about the rules of the impeachment and trial. interesting that dems don't seem to want to speak.

slamming blago for not showing up until today.

[spanone]

11. we'll have to listen to their horseshit first

[cali]

13. sure, but it's kinda interesting that only pukes are speaking

this is the 4th in a row. Only one dem has spoken. the puke now is blaming dems in the legislature, accusing them of being corrupt too. Grr. this guy is a real asshole.

[spanone]

14. i noticed that too, listen to the sanctimonious little shits.

[ieoeja]

16. Democrats just want it over with.

But there is one thing I would like to hear them say. "When we catch a fellow Democrat being crooked, we impeach him. We can only hope our Republican colleagues remember this if they ever find themselves in the same position."

[cali]

17. I'd love to hear one of them say that

and as for the repukes, the former illinois repuke gov is sitting in jail- not that he was impeached.

now dems are speaking.

[ronnykmarshall]

18. When are they gonna vote?

Lt Gov. is standing by I read to be sworn in.

[cali]

20. he is?

I dunno when they're going to vote ronny. these guys are loving the sounds of their own sanctimonious voices. Mostly repubs, but a few dems.

[ronnykmarshall]

23. I looked at one of the local stations in Chicago ...

I think NBC, and there was an article that Lt Gov is ready to be sworn in today. His 91 year old mother and his sons are in Springfield.

[spanone]

15. these guys (republics) talk like illinois is a bastion of saintly politics...bwahahahaaa

except for blago of course

[cali]

19. oh c'mon guys, I know you love to listen to yourselves blather on

but none of you are saying anything new or enlightening. Just can it and vote.

[spanone]

21. they want to get their 'outrage' in the congressional record so they can read it to their grandkids

from their jail cells

[originalpckelly]

24. I think I agree here.

There's much corruption in governments across this nation, and it's about time we do something about it.

[originalpckelly]

22. They get 5 minutes each and they have 59 Senators in the Illinois Senate.

We're going to be here a while if they can't shut it sooner.

We could be listening to this for 3-4 hours. God, I hate blathering idiots, they know they've got the national stage.

[jazzjunkysue]

25. Where's the live Blago-cam?

Will this be like Mars attacks? When they play country-western music, their little heads explode and the slime drips down the inside of the glass helmets.....

Will there be white broncos involved?

Who's gonna send in the national guard when the nutcase seals himself inside the state office?

[originalpckelly]

26. OMG! JOKE WIN!

:P

[spanone]

27. boy, this is hard to listen to.....pukefest

didn't these people watch the view? he's a swell guy...bwwhahahahahahaaaa

[cali]

28. Awful

really, really awful.

[spanone]

29. snooze..... snooze..... snooze.... snooze

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[davidpdx]

30. The word for the day is Blagotoast

I'd like my Blagotoast burnt please.

[cali]

31. here we go. voting about to begin

[ronnykmarshall]

33. I was in a meeting ..... what's the tally?

Did they swear in the new Gov?

[spanone]

32. turn out the lights....the party's over.........