Bob McCarty Writes

Above (left to right):  Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Barack Obama, Antoin “Tony” Rezko.

One year ago today, Rod Blagojevich became the first sitting Illinois governor to be impeached and booted out of office by the Illinois Senate for, among other things, allegedly trying to “sell to the highest bidder” the U.S. senate seat once held by Barack Obama.  Now, it seems another Democrat is involved in trouble related to the seat that’s been occupied for almost a year by Roland Burris.

The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is trying to dampen criticism of what role he may have played in causing problems at the family bank where he worked before being elected state treasurer.  Why did Giannoulias feel the need to “dampen the criticism”?  Because, obviously, he doesn’t want such criticism to harm his effort to win the “hot potato” of a seat.

Isn’t it amazing how, despite troubling economic times, one machine — the corrupt “Chicago Political Machine” — never stops working?  It truly is.

See also: ‘Re-Indicted’ Parody Song Marks One-Year Anniversary of Blagojevich Impeachment