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Listed below are comments made by abileen between Saturday, 6th December 2008 and Thursday, 11th December 2008.

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Blagojevich and Obama 01:42am on 11 Dec 2008 #6 wrote:

"I ask this because if this was in the UK the central Government would have taken control of it. This is because local government exists purely because Parliament created it - and what it creates it can take away."

It's pretty much the opposite here. Our constitution was made to grant states the most rights, and the federal government the least. The name says it all: United States. If the federal government stepped in on this, it would be a scandal. I'm not saying the UK's way is a bad idea, just that that would never fly in the States.
Blagojevich and Obama 9:36pm on 10 Dec 2008 The lead investigator wanted to make note that he heard the mayor say he didn't want to give the seat to one of "Obama's people" beause all he would get in return was "appreciation". Of course, he didn't mean it as a compliment....

By the way, I live in Chicago, Illinois, and I'm so glad to see this guy go. The third largest city in the U.S. with an outrageous tax rate somehow wasn't able to fund public transit or improve our notoriously awful schools. Now I know why.
This could be embarrassing... 7:53pm on 06 Dec 2008 I find all of this offensive and depressing. John Edwards had to fire his aid for her feminist review of a movie, yet this is "all in good fun"? We sure have a long way to go......

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