Blago is guilty as sin and they will bring him down in court

Blago is guilty of a cardinal sin of the system -- the same thing that hung Leona Helmsley and Martha Stewart.

Like in Fight Club, there are only a few cardinal rules of politics and finance.

1. Don't tell people how the game is played.

2. Don't leave a trail.

Martha did the second. Leona did the first. Blago did both. "The Game" won't tolerate that.

Things are bought and sold in politics all the time -- they have been since the beginning of time and they are being bought and sold in the US as we speak. The rule, however, is that you don't do it blatantly and you don't do it openly.

Leona screwed up because she told her maid the truth about The Game. "Taxes are for little people." That's truth, but the rule is that you have to whine about how much you pay in taxes, even when you don't pay any at all. Leona should have told her maid that she paid so much in taxes, she might have to start laying people off, and she needs a tax cut if she's going to be able to continue in business. That's the cover story.

The stock market runs on insider trading -- probably the reason that JP Morgan pulled out of Madoff's funds a short time before his arrest, but left their clients hanging. However, all the insider trading is done with nods and winks and whispered conversations in country club locker rooms. Martha was too obvious and left a voice mail, for crying out loud. She had to be taught a lesson. She threatened the survival of The Game.

Same thing with Blago. Everything in politics is for sale (apologies to misty eyed newbies who think it's all butterflies and hummingbirds). However, it's done through intermediaries, in coded language, and definitely not on an open phone line. Blago screwed the pooch by doing it himself in a ham-handed way on an open line when he knew he was being investigated.

His sloppiness and hubris threatens every other politician who is trading horses (and cash) for political favors. (Check out Patterson's donation income before his senate pick. But, of course, they weren't buying the nomination. It just happened to be a coincidence.)

"The Game" won't stand for behavior that pulls aside the "green curtain." The players have to give the illusion that it's all upfront and honest -- and Blago threatens that illusion.

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rocktivity

Everyone in government should assume they are being targeted, and keep themselves clean. If they open the door, they are responsible for their downfall.

All the shit they accuse him of is the same shit that every politician does. Blago just has a 'I dont give a fuck' attitude. And that is fucking awesome.

He's trying to bring hm down with him. And now that he's out of office I'm sure he is courting book deals, movie deals, etc. I'm not sure if Rahm has anything to worry about, but I am positive there are some very nervous people who do have skeletons that Blago could expose.