Thursday, February 16, 2012

Blago wants country club

Did you get a load of this morning's Associated Press article about Rod Blagojevich's upcoming prison stay? He might get to choose where he goes. His choice? Englewood, Colorado. For those of you not too familiar with Colorado, that's the Denver area.

Not that he'll get to go skiing, hiking or camping, but he might get a nice view of the mountains through the barbed wire fence when he heads to outdoor recreation.

Why does a convicted felon get any say in where he'll serve his sentence? Is it that way anywhere else in the world? Why didn't the judge send him to some hole in Alabama or Mississippi? Or maybe Sheriff Joe Arpaio has some space in a tent and could issue some pink shorts to Rod.

Says his attorney, Carolyn Gurland: "It's his desire to have dignity surrounding the process. He wants to surrender without cameras in his face." Give me a break!

Who in the heck cares what Blago wants?!!! He is a convicted felon. Pack him off. Maybe a jail in Mexico would be suitable...

March 15th is his reporting date. Suppose he'll surrender in Chicago and get a free ride to Colorado. Or maybe there will be a ski trip to Vail and he'll just stop off in Englewood. Or will he skip on March 14? He won't need his passport, if he's not coming back.

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