Rods and Ends

Thanks to L.A. Wilson for the review of Every Secret Crime on Books are Pretty earlier this month.

And speaking of other bloggers, if you have ever wondered if you could marry a serial killer, Katherine Ramsland, PhD. discusses some who did on Lee Loffland's wonderful and incisive blog, The Graveyard Shift.

Speaking of marrying a serial killer, it's interesting to note that our local publicity-mongering ex police sergeant with one spouse technically missing, and another dead-in-the-bathtub, is on the matrimonial trail once more. After some confused denials, the happy couple recently officially announced their intent to betroth. Or he did. During an interview on Nightline.

That guy, I tell ya, is a publicity machine. Impressed at the job his flacks are doing for him, former governor Blago apparently used the same firm to arrange his whirlwind, last gasp media blitz last week. There's irony for ya.

Oh, that's right. News of the day is that we have a new governor and that the old one is finally and officially toast. I have to say Blago's final days were like watching the Extended Version of the famous O.J. Simpson pursuit. Having covered the state capi-tool back in my graduate school days, I was pleased to note that our new generation of state senators are just as windy as their predecessors. But when backed into a corner by the world media and public opinion, damn if they don't wield a heavy voting hammer. What courage it must have taken to come up with that unanimous vote.

My final take on the Blago Bust and followup?

The arrest and subsequent impeachment and ousting of our governor and all of the associated fallout could have been a wake-up call, not only to all elected officials but to all Illinoisans.

Unfortunately, most everyone will just hit the snooze button and go back to sleaze.