Equally outrageous is his spending of $600 of state money for a makeup artist before delivering his annual state of the state address. His refusal to wear a hard hat because it might mess up his hair suggests a vanity that borders on paranoia. His refusal to work with state legislators and his childish antics makes one wonder how he managed to climb this far up the political ladder.
The only ally that Governor Blagojevich has is Senate President Emil Jones of Chicago who angered voters by quashing a bid to grant Commonwealth Edison customers a one-year freeze on electricity rates by using a little-known parliamentary procedure that killed the effort. Talk about birds of a feather!
With all of the talented and brilliant people in this country, how come our top leaders come from the middle of the heap? Washington and Lincoln are probably spinning in their graves knowing the kind of leadership that followed them.
It comes down to this. Blagojevich wants to raise money to fund increases in spending through a business tax and by increasing the number of gambling casinos. The Republicans want to hold down taxes and freeze spending. Who will win out?