Irony in Illinois: Madigan found guilty on 10 of 17 corrupution charges while corrupt Trump pardons corrupt Blagojevich

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https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2025/02/irony-in-illinois-madigan-convicted-of.html

Two stories within days of each other, involving corrupt politicians in Illinois. One is found guilty on ten counts of corruption, and is now awaiting sentencing. It remains to be seen whether his influence will affect how much jail time he gets, or how his sentence is handled. The other, already convicted and serving time in prison, has been pardoned by Trump.

Here's the message, if it's not abundantly clear up front. We have a President who repeatedly finds ways to deliberately thwart the rule of law.

That's not news, though.

For all of the criticism heaped by conservatives on Illinois politicians, Chicago politicians, and the reputation both have for political corruption, the conservatives are losing credibility in a huge way on this one. And the timing couldn't be better for Democrats.

Former Illinois Speaker of the House, Mike Madigan, a Chicago politician who was a huge figure in Illinois Democratic party politics for decades, was just convicted on 10 different counts of various kinds of political corruption. It was a long, and very public trial in which Illinois Democrats have made clear they will not tolerate this kind of political corruption. They had already started down that road with Blagojevich's conviction, until Trump made friends with the former governor, and decided to commute his sentence during his first term. Ultimately, that turned into a full pardon.

Well, what do we expect from a President who is, himself a convicted felon, 34 counts up to this point to be exact, and guilty of multiple more. It's really difficult to figure exactly what it is that has pushed Trump to pardon Blagojevich, a Democrat, or should we say a former Democrat, though he must think he is going to get something out of it. He got Blagojevich's loyalty, and devotion, and public thanks, and support, for whatever that might be worth at some point down the road.

So come on, Republicans! Fire up that "own the libs" rhetoric!

It seems like Madigan does have a way out of this. He can open his mouth, pay allegience to Trump and make friends with a fellow felon.

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1. Bloggie's been in prison ten years. That's about enough, he sure didn't get away with anything ...

... I kinda doubt how helpful to Mango Jebus he really is, he's been out of the political loop since 2009. A lot of Illinois Governors end up in prison.

I think this was more of a payoff than a political favor. Mango thinks if he pardons Democrats it gives some sort of ethical cover to the rest of the pondscum he's pardoned.