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1. unagidon 01/29/2009 - 4:02 pm

   Here in Illinois we were expecting that Blago might belt out a Very Personal rendition of Harper Valley PTA in an attempt to bring down the House.

   But alas, no.

2. Joseph Jaglowicz 01/29/2009 - 4:44 pm  subscriber

   Borrowing from the film ARTICLE 99 (only slightly modified :) —

   “Crap really can float to the top!”

3. Grant Gallicho 01/29/2009 - 4:45 pm  contributor

   This has to be some of the worst oratory ever recorded.

4. Jim Pauwels 01/29/2009 - 6:30 pm  subscriber

   He’s gone. The conviction squeaked through on a 59-0 vote. All hail, Governer Quinn!

5. Jean Raber 01/30/2009 - 8:28 am  subscriber

   “Worst oratory”? Are you high? As a piece of rambling, self-serving obfuscation, this ranks right up there with the Checkers speech.

   The Trib has the transcript for those with a penchant for rhetorical analysis: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-speech-transcript,0,6458687.story

6. Grant Gallicho 01/30/2009 - 9:48 am  contributor

   Not Blago’s speech–check the time stamp. The state senators’.

7. David Gibson 01/30/2009 - 10:04 am  subscriber  contributor

   So what is Quinn like? The bar is low, I know–but a real improvement, or more Hackville?

8. unagidon 01/30/2009 - 10:42 am

   Unlike Blago, he looks more like your dad than the nutty kid your little sister is dating, which in Illinois is probably enough.

9. Jim Pauwels 01/30/2009 - 11:45 am  subscriber

   Quinn is widely considered a “goo-goo” (good government type). He’s generally thought to be too honest and decent to be really effective in Springfield. We’ll see.

10. Grant Gallicho 01/30/2009 - 12:23 pm  contributor

    Trib’s piece on the new guv: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-quinn-scene-30jan30,0,3238951.story

11. Jean Raber 01/30/2009 - 2:39 pm  subscriber

    Oops, sorry Grant. I didn’t get to tune into much of the senate’s harrumphing except in after-clips. I’m sure there was plenty of bad oratory to go around, though.

12. David Gibson 01/30/2009 - 2:45 pm  subscriber  contributor

    Quinn reminds me of the best governor NJ has had in years, Senate Majority Leader Richard Cody. Cody stepped in after McGrevvey’s “gay-American” coinage, and was respected by all. And was bigfooted by Corzine for it, and took it graciously. And then stepped in when Corzine nearly killed himself by riding without a seatbelt in a car going 9mph on the highway shoulder. And he did a great job. Accidental pols are often the best.

13. Jimmy Mac 01/30/2009 - 3:42 pm  subscriber

    Actually he was better than some homilists I have heard.

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