Thank GOD, Governor Rod Blagojevich or Blago is gone....

See, I live in Illinois and in the end it is words like the ones below, that makes me sigh in relief that this scab has been removed.

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich has been removed from his office as Governor of Illinois. Abraham Lincoln is sighing in relief.

Lt. Governor Patrick Quinn was sworn in as the 41st Governor of Illinois.

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IL Lt Governor Pat Quinn on Blago's Decision on Roland Burris Appointment (Video)

Secretary of State Jesse White will not certify the Burris appointment.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White put out a statement saying that although he has "respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris" he "cannot co-sign a document that certifies any appointment by Rod Blagojevich for the vacant" U.S. Senate seat previously held by President-elect Obama.

"As I have previously stated publicly, I cannot co-sign a document that certifies any appointment by Rod Blagojevich for the vacant United States Senate seat from Illinois," the statement reads. "Although I have respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris, because of the current cloud of controversy surrounding the Governor, I cannot accept the document."

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Face the Nation, CBS, December 28, 2008 (Video)

Chip Reid speaks with President-elect Barack Obama's White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod, Ill. Lieutenant Gov. Pat Quinn and Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul Krugman.



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