Blagojevich's gas pains
Gov. Rod Blagojevich made an appearance in Chicago today to essentially complain about how high gas prices are. By the end, he was teetering on the verge of yelling at reporters and calling "ridiculous" and "stupid" their questions about his pal Tony Rezko's financial fraud conviction stemming from state investment kickbacks. Rezko was a key Blagojevich fundraiser.
Blagojevich said reporters should report on things people care about, like sky high gas prices, now over $4 a gallon, if not well over.
Here goes.
In the summer of 2001, Rod Blagojevich appeared at an Amoco station at Clark and LaSalle to launch his campaign for governor by complaining about gas selling for $1.99 and charge that the Republicans who'd run the state hadn't done enough. He said a Blagojevich administration would do better.
Rod was sure better at "not doing enough" to inhibit skyrocketing gas prices. Thanks, Rod. Clearly it's no longer business as usual. It's worse.