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Blagojevich Wins Hack of the Year Award

by Chris C

The 2008 Political Hack of the Year Award goes to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Competition was fierce and there were so many deserving recipients like Massachusetts Senator Jim Marzilli, who was arrested for aggressively hitting on random women last April. His defense was bi-polar disorder by the way. The disease excuse cost Marzilli the award due to its lack of originality.

Then there was Senator John Edwards. He cheated on his cancer-stricken wife and even fathered an illegitimate child. The judges gave him big points in the douche bag category but alas it was not enough to get past Blago.

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer tried to make a run for it with the classic “get caught with a hooker” gambit. Like with Jim “The Perv” the judges were un-swayed by Spitzer’s weak efforts.

Rep. Barney Frank helped pass the Bailout Bill despite the fact his former boyfriend was an official for Fannie Mae. The judges gave Frank zero points for screwing up their 401k.

Senator Chris Dodd also helped pass the Bailout Bill which helped out Countrywide, the company he got V.I.P. loans from under the “Friends of Anthony (FOA)” program. Dodd didn’t score well either in the judges’ eyes.

They all tried their best but in the end one man stood out among the recipients for the 2008 Political Hack of the Year Award: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Not only did Blago make a brazen attempt to sell Barack Obama’s former Senate seat to the highest bidder, to Jesse Jackson’s son no less, but he sealed the deal with his admission that he is in fact…

Janet Reno!

Duh Duh Duh!

Chris Cameron writes this weekly political humor column every Thursday here at Radioactive Liberty. He also has his own humor blog Angry Seafood.

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