Wednesday, January 28, 2009

No bailout for Blago

Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois Governor accused of attempting to sell President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, just can't catch a break. While the government is busy bailing out everyone in site, page 14 of the recently introduced bailout bill tells Blago exactly what Congress thinks of him:

1 SEC. 1112. ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE
2 OF FUNDS.
3 None of the funds provided by this Act may be made
4 available to the State of Illinois, or any agency of the
5 State, unless (1) the use of such funds by the State is
6 approved in legislation enacted by the State after the date
7 of the enactment of this Act, or (2) Rod R. Blagojevich
8 no longer holds the office of Governor of the State of Illi
9 nois. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any funds
10 provided directly to a unit of local government (1) by a
11 Federal department or agency, or (2) by an established
12 formula from the State.

The impeachment process is proceeding apace in Illinois, but can not conclude this sad debacle fast enough...

(Hat Tip: Sid Shenai for finding this text in the 647 page H.R. 1 document)

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