SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — in an ironic, surreal scene, impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich will preside briefly over the chamber that holds his political future in its hands.
On Wednesday, Blagojevich was to oversee the swearing-in of the Illinois Senate, which will decide in a matter of weeks whether to throw the two-term Democrat out of office.
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I wonder if Blagojevich is going to charge admission to the state Senate — not for spectators, for the senators.
Oddmakers are giving 2-to-1 odds that Blagojevich refuses to seat the Senate. Blagojevich’s got most of that action.
The session is supposed to open at 1 p.m. and is scheduled to be covered by the Gambling Network.
Blagojevich swearing in the Senate is kinda like O.J. picking his jury — the first time around, not the second.
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