I’m guessing most politicians wouldn’t want their name associated with embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich — and with good reason.
From today’s Under the Dome at the News & Observer of Raleigh:
Gov. Rod Blagojevich is citing former Gov. Mike Easley’s logic.
The Illinois governor is using the outcome of a public records fight in North Carolina to argue that he should not have to release information on clemency cases, the State Journal-Register of Springfield, Ill., reports.
A newspaper in his state is seeking the files, but an attorney for Blagojevich objected to making them public, citing a case decided by the N.C. Supreme Court that said clemency files are property of the Governor’s Office.
Yes, this is the same guy who wanted to send Oprah to the U.S. Senate. And you thought Caroline Kennedy’s maybe-kinda-sorta race for Hillary’s empty seat was insane.
