Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Blagojevich sentencing poll

It’s not every state whose news organizations get to poll audiences on appropriate prison time for an ex-governor.

This poll is from WCIA in Champaign.

Update, 12:44 p.m.: He got fourteen years. U.S. District Judge James Zagel: “When it is the governor who goes bad, the fabric of Illinois is torn and disfigured and not easily repaired.”

3 comments:

  1. This wouldn't enlarge, but best I can tell, everyone wanted the scumbag to get MORE than his 14 year sentence. I have to agree; his contrition was too little, too late.

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  2. Yes — 76% wanted twenty years.

    It is a small pic, but you can use Control-+ or Command-+ to enlarge it a bit.

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  3. Sandburg observed and taught,

    I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell
    me what is happiness.
    And I went to famous executives who boss the work of
    thousands of men.
    They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though
    I was trying to fool with them
    And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along
    the Desplaines river
    And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with
    their women and children and a keg of beer and an
    accordion.

    Blago and many aldermen over generations thought it was power and money. I wager we will see more corruption proved, because that is the nature of politics.

    Now as to the nature of beer....

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