Comments on: Whatever the Verdicts, Blagojevich Trial Hasn’t Answered All the Questions http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/whatever-the-verdicts-blagojevich-trial-hasnt-answered-all-the-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whatever-the-verdicts-blagojevich-trial-hasnt-answered-all-the-questions Reporting and Analysis About What Matters in Chicago Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Lidia Downs http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/whatever-the-verdicts-blagojevich-trial-hasnt-answered-all-the-questions/#comment-404 Lidia Downs Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=5225#comment-404 What no one has mentioned as far as I can see is that Tony Rezko was a business associate of Robert Kjellander. He was registered as a contractual lobbyist for Kjellander's firm, Springfield Consulting Group, as recently as 2002, maybe even more recently. It is documented in the 08/16/2002 Illinois registered Lobbyist List. What no one has mentioned as far as I can see is that Tony Rezko was a business associate of Robert Kjellander. He was registered as a contractual lobbyist for Kjellander’s firm, Springfield Consulting Group, as recently as 2002, maybe even more recently. It is documented in the 08/16/2002 Illinois registered Lobbyist List.

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/whatever-the-verdicts-blagojevich-trial-hasnt-answered-all-the-questions/#comment-403 Cheryl Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:32:55 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=5225#comment-403 If I was on the jury, I would vote to acquit on all counts (and I don't even like the former governor!) Why? Because I don't think people should be sent to jail for simply talking or even scheming. Jails would be full of politicians if this was the case. Does anybody think other politicians are any better? Other politicians are simply more careful. The former governor is guilty of having no finesse. Secondly, if I was on the jury, I would vote for acquittal on all counts because of the sleazy way the prosecution aborted the investigation in order to not ensnare Jesse Jackson Jr. If they wanted a slam dunk winner of a case, they should have allowed the transaction to occur, waited for the governor to appoint Jesse Jackson Jr., waited for campaign contributions to be made from JJ Jr. backers. Then there you have it, a crime committed. What we have here, ladies and gentleman, is a very weak case. And remember I don't even like the former governor. I expect more from the U.S. Attorneys office. If you don't have a case, don't waste our time and money. If I was on the jury, I would vote to acquit on all counts (and I don’t even like the former governor!) Why? Because I don’t think people should be sent to jail for simply talking or even scheming. Jails would be full of politicians if this was the case. Does anybody think other politicians are any better? Other politicians are simply more careful. The former governor is guilty of having no finesse.

Secondly, if I was on the jury, I would vote for acquittal on all counts because of the sleazy way the prosecution aborted the investigation in order to not ensnare Jesse Jackson Jr. If they wanted a slam dunk winner of a case, they should have allowed the transaction to occur, waited for the governor to appoint Jesse Jackson Jr., waited for campaign contributions to be made from JJ Jr. backers. Then there you have it, a crime committed.

What we have here, ladies and gentleman, is a very weak case. And remember I don’t even like the former governor. I expect more from the U.S. Attorneys office. If you don’t have a case, don’t waste our time and money.

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