The Illinois General Assembly will meet Monday to discuss a possible impeachment against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan appeared before the Illinois Supreme Court at week's end to argue that Blagojevich, who is in federal cross hairs on corruption charges, is unfit to hold his office.
There are lots of political ramifications from Blagojevich's arrogant criminality that has this state in a legislative and legal upheaval. But the primary ramification is the immediate fallout of a possible impeachment.
If Blagojevich is impeached, it's likely that he's not going to go down alone. A product of the corrupt Chicago Political Machine, Blagojevich might try to cut a deal with the feds and name names. This could have a lot of legislators with Chicago ties examine the skeletons in their own closets before agreeing to oust the governor. It's reasonable to assume that these lawmakers are urging Blago to step down before they have to make that decision.
If Blago does step down, his finances need to be carefully scrutinized. Reports say that Blago owes nearly $2 million in legal fees stemming from three years of being under the scrutiny of federal agents. It would not be surprising if Blago twisted Illinois' history of pay to play to his own gains to cover legal expenses and his shattered future.
Blago has shown that everything in Illinois is for sale. Nothing is sacred, and that will include his silence. And it's not outside reason that there will be plenty of tainted lawmakers ponying up cash to make sure he stays silent.
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