Who's The Worst Governor Of 2008- Blago Or Spitzer?
Not going to pose for any statues anytime soon.What the hell's going on with our country's Governors? Back in March it seemed pretty certain that Eliot Spitzer had the Worst Governor of the Year award locked down. Then along comes Rod Blagoggojevovovich and his belief that someone should pay him $500 every time he takes a crap. Who knew that the worst governor of the year award would be a horse-race? Let's break it down and see who really sucked the most as Governor in 2008:
1. Blago didn't just try and sell the Senate seat. He's being charged for "historical allegations" for selling seats on state boards and commissions, and state contracts. Spitzer just banged whores.
2. Not only did Blago discuss his crimes on phones he knew could be tapped, he talked about the long-term goals he hoped to achieve via his crimes, in one call saying he'd like to earn between $250K and $300K per year from criminal activity. This was a criminal with hopes and dreams for his life of crime. Spitzer just banged whores.
3. Not only was Blago taking kickbacks, he was being hasty about it. He kept a list of people to shake down for campaign contributions in a hurry before a new law took effect that would make those contributions illegal. Spitzer was far more patient, waiting several hours for his favorite **** to travel across state lines via an Amtrak Acela.
4. According to the press release, Blago actually weighed whether it would be better for him to be "indicted as a sitting Senator as opposed to a sitting governor." Spitzer never considered where he'd most like to be indicted. Too busy banging whores, we guess.
5. Spitzer would never have jeopardized his state's Senate representation for financial gain. Maybe he would have done it if it let him bang more whores, but never for financial gain.
6. Blago once suggested he sell the Senate seat in a "three-way deal" involving the labor coalition Change To Win. If Spitzer ever talked about a "three-way deal," he wasn't talking about labor coalitions (high five!).
7. Blago called Obama a "motherfucker" and said "f*** him" for Obama's suggestion that he appoint a Senator who wouldn't guarantee Blago a huge personal windfall. Spitzer to our knowledge never said nasty things about Obama, unless he and a **** happened to be engaged in some role-play, but that doesn't count.
Based on the above analysis, we think it's pretty obvious. The winner for Worst Governor of 2008 is...
