Hating Rod
By STEVE RHODES
Updated 9:49 AM CST, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Who hates Gov. Rod Blagojevich more? On a 10-point scale with one being "he's still kind of a lovable goofball" and 10 being "I'd like to tear off his head and puke into his dead skull."
Hater: Jesse Jackson Jr.
Hater Rating: 9
Why: What office will he go to to get his good name back?
Hater: Barack Obama
Hater Rating: 6.5
Why: Wouldn't you be aggravated if someone interrupted your honeymoon?
Hater: Patti (Mell) Blagojevich
Hater Rating: 4
Why: You [bleep]in' idiot, how could you not [bleep]in' know your [bleep]in' phone was [bleep]in' bugged? Why don't you [bleep]in' just call the [bleep]in' President-Elect and [bleep]in' have Fitzgerald fired?
Hater: Dick Mell
Hater Rating: 9
Why: Is there such a thing as a shotgun divorce?
Hater: Michael Madigan
Hater Rating: 1
Why: Nobody is enjoying this more.
Hater: Sam Zell
Hater Rating: 7
Why: As if he doesn't have enough on his hands. Plus, Blago canceled his subscription.
Hater: Emil Jones
Hater Rating: 6
Why: There goes his retirement present: A gift certificate for a U.S. Senate seat good for two years.
Hater: John McCormick
Hater Rating: 1
Why: Sure Blago tried to get him fired for the editorials he wrote ripping the governor, but now everyone's going back and actually reading them.
Hater: Richard M. Daley
Hater Rating: 1
Why: He'll be glad to see the governor gone so he'll have a more willing business partner, but every dumb scandal other pols get rung up in make his look better by comparison.
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First Published: Dec 11, 2008 8:01 AM CST
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