Illinois Gov. Blagojevich arrest on corruption charges: The effect on the Obama stimulus package

Of all the stupid things to do, Illinois Governor Blagojevich is accused, by Federal Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, of corruption and the complaint alleges that he was trying to sell Obama's Senate seat for money. This is unbelievably stupid. I guess this is why we should allow some wiretaps.


The effect may have many of us wondering whether a stimulus package for the States is a wise thing to do, given corruption across all of our government. The new mantra for everything involving government should now be Oversight, Oversight and more Oversight! You can throw in another word if you like: Regulate, Regulate, Regulate! I am speechless. This has significant implications for awarding contracts and cronyism.