Rod Blagojevich

We rail on government corruption -- Democratic or Republican. Usually, the Republicans commit far worse atrocities (George W. Bush, torture; Eliot Spitzer, prostitutes).And the public is having fun with Rod Blagojevich, who is a Democrat. But how much of a Democrat is Rod Blagojevich?If you are in Chicago politics, to get anywhere, you have to be a Democrat. Doesn't matter what you believe, you have to be a Democrat. We have no Republicans serving in U.S. Congress from any district that touches the city.

We have 1 Chicago alderman who is a Republican. And if you are the son-in-law of powerful Chicago alderman Richard Mell, are you really going to be a Republican?So where does Rod Blagojevich fit into the Democratic picture? According to Wikipedia, Blagojevich voted for Ronald Reagan for president in the 1980s. Once or twice, we don't know, but certainly not a good sign. But it gets worse.

Blagojevich was representing the 5th Congressional District when the vote came up to authorize the invasion of Iraq. He was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of the bill and the only Democrat from Illinois.I live in the 5th Congressional District. If you took a poll in my neighborhood, the push for war in Iraq would have received a huge thumbs-down.

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