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former9thward

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19. Obama should do it but won't because of both their ties to the Chicago Democratic organization.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 04:25 PM

Dec 2016

An appeals court threw out many of his convictions and he did not do anything others in Chicago have not done for years. Judge Zagel is very vindictive towards Blagojevich and the sentence was very harsh.

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Blagojevich asks for presidential commutation [View all] Eugene Dec 2016 OP

Oh, that's good. milestogo Dec 2016 #1

Ain't gonna happen Rod Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #2

Yeah, if Siegelmann doesn't get one, Rod has no chance. n/t hughee99 Dec 2016 #6

If nothing else madville Dec 2016 #17

My two cents, he should be pardoned. What he did pales in comparison to some of the abuses of power CentralMass Dec 2016 #3

+1 n/t jaysunb Dec 2016 #4

Granted the schemes the varies Republicans have committed do pale but I cstanleytech Dec 2016 #5

Totally agree nt Raine Dec 2016 #9

Well that's some chutzpa (sp) hibbing Dec 2016 #7

I'm a little sketchy here, just who's Senate seat did Blagojevich try and sell? Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #8

Obama's. n/t GP6971 Dec 2016 #13

Why doesn't he wait for Trump to give him a commutation Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #15

If only there was a way to double his sentence. n/t Lil Missy Dec 2016 #10

Blago should be further punished by having to share a cell with Mitch McConnell. milestogo Dec 2016 #11

No. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #12

If I could rec this response, I would... mantis49 Dec 2016 #14

See this--this right here is why we need to be able to rec responses! Dr. Strange Dec 2016 #20

A good part of the Blago case was . . FairWinds Dec 2016 #16

according to his wife they went after blago because he was helping the children JI7 Dec 2016 #18

Obama should do it but won't because of both their ties to the Chicago Democratic organization. former9thward Dec 2016 #19

I can picture Drumpf saying this: Ken Burch Dec 2016 #21