Ex Democratic Governor Rod Blagovich Guilty.....

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[GRUMPY]

is the behavior of blago any different than that of this admin re sestack or the i think colo pol.....the short answer is no...

[Juggernaut]

Blago's civil rights were violated by corrupt liberals. Double Jeopardy!!!! You can't try someone for the same
crime twice unless the trial is run by liberals who $#@! on the constitution slightly more than republicans. Appeal time.
It wouldn't surprise me to find Obama was involved.

no, it is not a violation of double jeopardy as not verdict was reached regarding those specific charges in the previous trial.....this is why i have always had a differing opinion than the courts with regard to this issue....the state has unlimited resources and should get one shot....this was a show trial, the prosecutor pulled the plug on an investigation fearful of who he might get on a wire tap.....then like so many others he tried his case in the media.....

I thought they retried Blago on the same charges as before changing the complaint which makes it double jeopardy since the whole crime is centered around pay to play for the senate seat. I agree no verdict was reached but the trial ended with Blago acquitted by a jury of his peers.

If the prosecutor wanted to nail Blago he would have waited till money changed hands, Blago wasn't going to announce the Senate appointment till after he got what he wanted, even then he'd leak the story, then announce a day or so later. No telling what the prosecutor heard about Obama and his minions, if he had waited the real dirt would have come out. Better to protect Obama and push for a better job down the road.