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As more and more information becomes available about the arrest on Tuesday of the Illinois governor, it becomes clear that many people knew what they were doing was wrong and have decided to cooperate in the investigation or resign.

The governor needs to do the same.

But in the meantime, it’s fun to watch the fallout. One of the presumptive potential candidates for the Senate seat was Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. There is no discussion in the affadavit of just cause about the potential to appoint Madigan to the senate other than a brief mention of various candidates. Attorney General Madigan has been above reproach in her job as AG and the reason the governor might want to appoint her would be to win favor with her father.

Madigan’s father, Mike Madigan, is a Chicago Democrat and long-time speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Speaker Madigan has been a thorn in the governor’s side almost since the day he was elected, prompting many to speculate that the problems between the two were part of a good old fashioned Chicago turf war.

Regardless, the governor has argued with Speaker Madigan time and again about his duties as governor, the responsible management of the state and the Illinois Constitution, prompting the speaker to remind the governor that Speaker Madigan helped write the 1970 Constitution.

So, there is speculation that the governor considered appointing the Speaker’s daughter to the seat in hopes of getting some goodwill from the Speaker. Fat chance, Rod. They don’t call Speaker Madigan the Velvet Hammer for nothing. He gets what he wants and those who cross him don’t.

The Speaker has been considerably restrained in the last two days, allowing the Republicans to sponsor the bill forming an impeachment committee. All he did was call the special session of the House. Will your buddy Senate President Emil Jones call a special session of the Senate to hear the charges? Oh, I bet he will.

And, Attorney General Madigan, I think she was righteously pissed to see her name sullied simply by the innuendo that she was one of the candidates you were considering. Whatever their faults, the Madigan family has never shirked doing what is necessary for the people of Illinois.

Maybe that’s why Lisa told CNN today that she’d give the General Assembly a little time to handle this and then she would take it to court. It looks to me like she’s giving her Dad a chance to get his revenge and still making sure the people of the state get rid of Rod.

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