Anything to avoid an election. That's how Illinois Republicans feel right now. The reports from the Illinois legislature are that embattled Governor Hot Rod Blagojevich will still be allowed to appoint a machine functionary to Obama's now vacant Senate Club seat.
As "refreshingly honest" (a quote from a commenter on my blog) as Blago's approach was, it was also patently illegal. To allow him at this point to appoint a Senate Club member wouldn't be fair to anyone, especially the new Senator from Illinois. How could any Senator appointed by Blago now be taken seriously?
The alternative, a special election for the seat, has been characterized as too expensive. We know that isn't really true. It's that the Dems might LOSE a special election. We can spend billions bailing out private companies but nothing to preserve the integrity of our electoral process. Par for the course.
The interesting twist is that Illinois Dems are now in a position where they can either stand with the citizens and have an election they may lose, or they can stand with corruption. They seem to have made their choice.
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