tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post4518119505806306043..comments2023-10-20T10:46:21.208+01:00Comments on Knowing and Making: How much SHOULD Blagojevich have asked for?Leigh Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16150868700502562500noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-89346266763133843252008-12-16T23:38:00.000+00:002008-12-16T23:38:00.000+00:00The $2 MM discount explains why Jesse Jackson Jr. ...The $2 MM discount explains why Jesse Jackson Jr. was crying tears of joy at that breakfast meetingThe Internethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349278863794724551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-29644807581479293152008-12-16T22:06:00.000+00:002008-12-16T22:06:00.000+00:00...but Obama is pretty smart....but Obama is pretty smart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-29584071259141393542008-12-16T21:07:00.000+00:002008-12-16T21:07:00.000+00:00Jesse - I think you hit it on the head. Most crim...Jesse - I think you hit it on the head. Most criminals are stupid. Evidently, Blagojevich is no exception. Actually expressing such thoughts over a PHONE is about as bright as a tagger signing his handiwork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-88778268741984324562008-12-16T20:27:00.000+00:002008-12-16T20:27:00.000+00:00He probably should have added the risk cost of eig...He probably should have added the risk cost of eight years of sharing a cell with Bubba the male rapist.Strabo the Lesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513526644525400896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-55008281425896800782008-12-16T03:51:00.000+00:002008-12-16T03:51:00.000+00:00Your calculations fail to account for the value of...Your calculations fail to account for the value of expected employment post-office or for the huge amount Senators make from trading on (never wrong) tips on the stock market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-27576250157118635892008-12-15T23:36:00.000+00:002008-12-15T23:36:00.000+00:00I find it hard to believe that Blagojevich really ...I find it hard to believe that Blagojevich really thought very hard about the worth of this seat at all. He just knew that it was, "f&*#*$g golden!" If he would have actually tried to determine the amount of gold he had, he may have then understood that he ought to use a little discretion in trying to sell it. I mean if it was fairly obvious to him that there was a potential for Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504086337881452310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-72180483189433257422008-12-15T22:43:00.000+00:002008-12-15T22:43:00.000+00:00Why didn't Blagojevich simply call a Loop law firm...Why didn't Blagojevich simply call a Loop law firm and to be made a partner and for his wife (if a lawyer) to be made a lawyer?<BR/><BR/>cw/chswCWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649532247008592580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-59120110319424786742008-12-15T20:21:00.000+00:002008-12-15T20:21:00.000+00:00Obama's "appreciation" may be worth far in excess ...Obama's "appreciation" may be worth far in excess of $1m...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-77453994286633531862008-12-15T15:24:00.000+00:002008-12-15T15:24:00.000+00:00Thanks for the clarification.However, I think it w...Thanks for the clarification.<BR/><BR/>However, I think it would be a fairly safe bet that the Democratic Blago appointee would have been re-elected in Illinois had Blago not found himself in trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-75710500315644496532008-12-15T14:25:00.000+00:002008-12-15T14:25:00.000+00:00"A senators term is 6 years, not two."True, but th..."A senators term is 6 years, not two."<BR/><BR/>True, but this particular seat is up for election in 2010 - thus the 62% chance that the appointee would serve just two years.Kosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915243497722411178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-24943558162531299602008-12-15T13:57:00.000+00:002008-12-15T13:57:00.000+00:00A senators term is 6 years, not two. So the value...A senators term is 6 years, not two. So the value should be 62% of 6 years and 38% of 12.5 years. Which adds even more salary value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658874470833994309.post-51179270348240233832008-12-15T13:21:00.000+00:002008-12-15T13:21:00.000+00:00He should have just put in on e-bayHe should have just put in on e-bayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com