I belong to neither camp. Edwards was a man of no recognizable integrity. He was and remains, therefore, for me in res familiaris and res publica a man most unworthy of consideration. Had he been thrown out of office by the legislature of Louisiana or were he sitting in a state prison for his crimes, I would say, based on what I think to know, that justice had been done. But that he sits in a federal prison means for me that the unjust have met the unjust, although Edwards was not serving as governor when convicted.

You're quite right. I had completely forgotten about that option. Do you believe the State of Illinois' legislature has the right of nullifying the Feds' meddling and take back matters into their own hands? Or will Blago's barrister be man enough to consider that option. My guess is they'll cop some sort of plea by having the governor plead guilty to committing mopery with intent to commit impure thoughts.

Stay tuned.

Well said, too, very well said. I particularly like the part "...an agency based in a swampy, broken off piece of Maryland...." The air there is indeed mal, not so much from the swamp itself, the vapors of which being a part of the natural order of things, but from the moral corruption of our overseers who have ensconced themselves there.

Who is to watch the general government that watches the states? The UN or international agencies? Who watches them? And if this be the case, why should an agency based in Geneva, or The Hague, or New York, be concerned with corruption in Illinois? Why then should an agency based in a swampy, broken off piece of Maryland be concerned with corruption in Illinois?

I also do not place any stock in the "highmindedness" of federal attorneys. Most of them simply follow orders and are working their way up the chain of power; too many of them would send their own grandmothers to prison if they could "make a case" and a name from having made it.

Who else could do it? The governor has authority over the Illinois State Police, he probably appoineted its head honcho, so that scenario is unlikely. A Cook County cop would not truly have the authority unless he could prove the crime took place in his jurisdiction, and think about it, Cook County! Why would a prosecutor there even waste time pursuing a conviction?

The only option (which I'm not against) is a citizen militia arrest, trial and sentencing. Any action taken by said group against a Democrat governor would surely be reported by the guttersnipe press as a lynch-mob action and compared to the activities of the Invisible Empire.