BREAKING NEWS: Blagojevich convicted unanimously. He is removed now.

[originalpckelly]

JUST NOW: He is also unanimously prohibited from holding office in Illinois.

I now dedicate this song to Blago's impending criminal trial, which will take months to get to:
Let's Go Away For Awhile, The Beach Boys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwGkv7cuM1k

[originalpckelly]

1. It's really about to go down!

They have such an ominous looking podium thingy there. Looks like something out of Star Wars.

[rcrush]

2. Blago needs to have a lightsaber battle with the head of the state senate.

He better win to.

[NightWatcher]

3. winner gets his hair pelt as a trophy

[originalpckelly]

6. Looks like it's going to be close to unanimous.

[originalpckelly]

4. Shall the Senate Sustain the Article of Impeachment...

And remove him from office?

[originalpckelly]

5. Voting now, all yes so far!

[DrDan]

9. blago better start packin' them bags

still no "no" votes

[NightWatcher]

10. he's getting shut out, zipped, blanked, skunked, smoked.....

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Not one No so far

Not one...

[blogslut]

8. Voting now

No idea of the count

[spanone]

11. he's a goner

[ferrous wheel]

12. It will be unanimous

:silly:

[annabanana]

13. Bye Bye Blago!. . . . . .. n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. Unanimous

Not one No vote.... they saw the evidence.

[BR_Parkway]

14. Just went over 40 votes - that's it folks

[originalpckelly]

16. They can't cast the last vote for some reason!

The voting system is fucked up.

[originalpckelly]

17. This is a weird pause.

It still has 1 not vote on the big board, so I'm assuming the system isn't working.

[originalpckelly]

18. This is too creepy, did he have someone hack the system?

[Fire1]

19. I've never heard of 'Convicted of Impeachment.' Oh, well.

[originalpckelly]

21. Conviction is the proper term, you impeach, then you vote to convict.

It's not a criminal trial, but similar language is used.

They shut off the TV feed on C-SPAN. Now it's barely back.

[Zomby Woof]

22. Impeachment IS a trial

[originalpckelly]

23. Just one with the goal of taking away a privilege, not a right.

Hence, the lower (or really lack of) standard of evidence.

[spanone]

20. that was tweety's take, he got bad info from his producer

[originalpckelly]

24. I'd call him scum, but that'd be an insult to scum.

[bhikkhu]

25. Gandhi was convicted too!

...to predict the guy's likely first reaction.

[originalpckelly]

26. LOL!

:rofl:

How many nails will he put through his hands to hold himself on the cross?