Fucking idiot.
Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested this morning at his home on corruption charges, including allegations that he solicited bribes to fill the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama.
WTF was he thinking?
He has been the subject of a Federal investigation for the last several years and he was still continuing to take part in criminal activity?
Alleged criminal activity.
Blagojevich, 51, who has been the subject of a five-year federal probe, is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery.
"The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering," said U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in a statement. Fitzgerald was also responsible for prosecuting Ryan.
"They allege that Blagojevich put a 'for sale' sign on the naming of a United States Senator; involved himself personally in pay-to-play schemes with the urgency of a salesman meeting his annual sales target; and corruptly used his office in an effort to trample editorial voices of criticism," Fitzgerald said.
"The citizens of Illinois deserve public officials who act solely in the public's interest, without putting a price tag on government appointments, contracts and decisions."
I happen to disagree with that statement. The citizens of Illinois voted for this guy, just as they voted for Ryan and the others that have been put in prison. What the fuck is wrong with the people of Illinois? What makes them so gullible?
This isn't just a problem in Illinois though. It is more wide sweeping than that. It is a nationwide problem. A problem that has a very simple fix.
Vote.
People need to get off their ass, become proactive and VOTE!
The reason we have such limited choices in selecting our elected leaders is that people are not being heard. Imagine the fear we can put in the hearts and minds of the politicians, corrupt or not, if the citizens of America took their civic responsibility seriously and voted, actually selected a leader that had their best interests in mind when they pushed policies and agenda's.
What a concept eh.
Maybe I'm just a dreamer.