Blago was convicted of trying to sell Obama's Senate seat which he did NOT try to do. What he did was have a thought about it, which he expressed to his brother, who was his campaign manager and confidante, on the phone. He actually got sent to prison for saying this in a private phone call:
"I've got this thing and it's (expletive) golden. "I'm not just giving it up for (expletive) nothing."
He had that thought, and he expressed it to his brother, but that was it. He never acted on it. He never followed through on it. He never demanded anything. He just had the thought, and for having the thought, he was convicted of a crime; a thought crime.
He never "tried" to sell the seat. He only thought about it. And it was a very fleeting thought. He, apparently, never had it again. They had no evidence he ever brought it up again. It may have just been a single spontaneous utterance that flashed across his mind and slipped out and then vanished like a fart in a high wind.
Since when do we prosecute people in this country for their thoughts? Someone may consider doing a bad thing, but then they get a hold of themselves; they get a grip; and they don't do it. If he took the first step towards actually doing it, I could see charging him. But, lip-flapping is not a step. And it sounds like it was nothing more than a frustrated utterance, a letting off of steam.
But, look at this. It is from a media outlet called The Independent. They actually state that he did it, that he actually sold the Senate seat.
Wow. That is incredible. That is so bad, I think Blago has got a case for libel here. Anyone know how I can reach him?
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