WisPolitics Budget Blog

The Illinois governor's race is shaping-up to be the most entertaining in the country. Democrat Governor Blagojevich just drew as a primary opponent a former aldermanic colleague of his father-in-law's, Richard Mell.

It was father-in-law Mell that accused the governor of selling board appointments in exchange for campaign contributions, after Blago axed a landfill deal that Mell may have had a financial interest in.

From May, 2005;

Gov. Blagojevich made his father-in-law sound like a monster-in-law Monday, blaming virtually all of his administration's problems on Ald. Richard Mell.

And he said "testicular virility'' had given him the fortitude to shake things up in Springfield and stand up to Mell (33rd).

I never went to Med School, but I believe that translates into the govenror has bigger balls than his wife's father's balls. Wow.

(Funny, an AC/DC song is playing in my head right now...)

Former Chicago alderman Edwin Eisendrath formally announced his Democratic candidacy for governor Sunday, saying Gov. Rod Blagojevich has fallen short on his promise to clean up state government.

Eisendrath told about 100 supporters at Kendall College in Chicago, where he is vice president of academic affairs, that he supported Blagojevich in his 2002 campaign. But he said the governor has failed to restore trust in state government.

"It took our party nearly 30 years to win the governorship. In less than four, the Blagojevich administration has let the perception of ethical lapses put all that we've worked for at risk," Eisendrath said.