The notoriously windy politics of Chicago, Illinois has yet claimed another victim. His name, Rod Blagojevich, and now a historical former governor. Rod was convicted and removed from office by the State Senate, today, January 29, 2009 following his earlier impeachment by the State House of Assembly. Democratic Lieutenant Governor, Patrick Quinn, one of Blagojevich's critics, was promptly sworn in as governor; and he immediately stripped Blagojevich of all his security details, fully transforming him into a "complete ordinary citizen."
Blagojevich was convicted by a vote of 59-0 of abuse of power, which automatically ousted the second-term Democrat from office. The lawmakers also barred Blagojevich from ever holding any public office in the state again. According to one of the presiding senators, "Rod Blagojevich failed the test of character. He is beneath the dignity of the state of Illinois. He is no longer worthy to be our governor." Blagojevich, the son of a Serbian immigrant steelworker was first elected governor in 2002, on a promise to clean up the state government; after its former Governor George Ryan, resigned and was convicted and presently serving a six-year prison term for graft. Now he has followed the path of his predecessor and may eventually join him in the big house when convicted! But Blagojevich is not the only State governor to be impeached and convicted in the United States of America. Seven other governors have suffered the same fate before now, the most recent being Arizona's Evan Mecham, who was driven out of office in 1988 for trying to thwart an investigation into
a death threat allegedly made by an aide. However Blagojevich is the first to be so removed in Illinois. Icheoku says, Rod Blagojevich is out in the cold and in a very lonely island! If the term, "man-alone" ever makes sense, Blagojevich now personifies that term! He has been deserted by friends and family; what a fate? Good luck Mr. Blago!
Blagojevich was convicted by a vote of 59-0 of abuse of power, which automatically ousted the second-term Democrat from office. The lawmakers also barred Blagojevich from ever holding any public office in the state again. According to one of the presiding senators, "Rod Blagojevich failed the test of character. He is beneath the dignity of the state of Illinois. He is no longer worthy to be our governor." Blagojevich, the son of a Serbian immigrant steelworker was first elected governor in 2002, on a promise to clean up the state government; after its former Governor George Ryan, resigned and was convicted and presently serving a six-year prison term for graft. Now he has followed the path of his predecessor and may eventually join him in the big house when convicted! But Blagojevich is not the only State governor to be impeached and convicted in the United States of America. Seven other governors have suffered the same fate before now, the most recent being Arizona's Evan Mecham, who was driven out of office in 1988 for trying to thwart an investigation into
a death threat allegedly made by an aide. However Blagojevich is the first to be so removed in Illinois. Icheoku says, Rod Blagojevich is out in the cold and in a very lonely island! If the term, "man-alone" ever makes sense, Blagojevich now personifies that term! He has been deserted by friends and family; what a fate? Good luck Mr. Blago! Now click:- barack obama's senate seat for sale
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Christy 'Apena' Essien-Igbokwe , the wife of Jegede Shokoya of the New Masquerade and Nigeria's lady of songs is dead; she was 51years old. Although her family claimed that "brief Illness" killed her like so many Nigerians; Icheoku retorts that it was most likely AKwa Ibom voodoo and remote control that was used to arrest her. It is on record that she had fallen out with the governor of her native Akwa Ibiom State and have been having a relentless war for political turf with the governor? So who knows whether she was sacrificed to Ekpe cult or even Alusi-Okija as an offal; afterall African science is still very much alive and portent. May her soul rest in peace.
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