Blagojevich inches closer to impeachment

by Karenke4 | January 8, 2009 at 04:33 pm

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Governor Rod Blagojevich inched closer to impeachment today following the presentation of a 69 page report on his failings as Governor.

The report, which was compiled from a panel of 21 state lawmakers, listed his transgressions over the course of his time in office.

As the Tribune noted, the draft report (pdf) points to, among other things, Blagojevich "expanding health care without legislative approval, spending state money on useless flu vaccines, refusing to release federal subpoenas and other government information to the public, widespread hiring abuses and pay-to-play activities in which big contributors often wound up with hefty state contracts." And then it gets into the charges raised by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.

The impeachment committee will vote on the report leading to an impeachment vote in the Illinois House, and if approved will be sent to State Senate for trial.