Siegelman reacts to Blagojevich scandal

2008 December 15
by Brian

A reporter asked former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman what he thought about the allegations that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was soliciting a payoff in return for a political nomination.  Siegelman responded, “I don’t see what the big deal is.”

*Not really. I just made that up, but it wouldn’t be surprising.

BTW, Lee has a couple of links discussing the legality, or at least the reality, of politicians getting something of value in return for a plum political job.

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  1. walt moffett on December 15, 2008 at 9:05 pm permalink

    Lot of ways, law about quid pro quo does sound like the old standard for porn, “I know it when I see it”.  Which, is not good, but, those whose job it is to fix it don’t seem interested.

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