A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff:

Sen. Pamela Althoff: Statement on former Gov. Blagojevich’s impending imprisonment

“As news outlets and TV cameras faithfully cover Rod Blagojevich’s final remarks as a free man, I would like to remind everyone to remember why he’s rightly about to lose his freedom today.

While State Senator reminds of the financial mess in which disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich left Illinois, McHenry County Blog gives a TeleTubby Bye-Bye to half of JimRod, the Two-Headed Chicken.

“Through his individual actions and reckless leadership he not only brought disgrace to his office, but also financial ruin to the state he was twice elected to govern and protect.

“While Blagojevich may lament the fact he faces more than a decade in prison away from his family, I am lamenting the fact taxpayers 30 years from now will continue to be saddled with the bills for his unrestrained spending and borrowing.

“With the help of his enablers in the legislative leadership, Rod Blagojevich doubled the state debt, took numerous pension holidays and exponentially expanded entitlement programs.

“For six years, many of us in the General Assembly warned about the long-term consequences of these reckless actions that are only now being addressed.

“Although I appreciate those who say their ‘thoughts and well wishes’ are with Blagojevich’s wife and children today, my thoughts are instead with the countless vulnerable citizens of tomorrow who have been handed the price-tag for his irresponsible policies.”

JimRod, the Two-Headed Chicken was yellow, just as the above TeleTubby is.

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Never heard of JimRod?

Then you missed the best part of my 2002 Libertarian Party campaign against Blagojevich and Jim Ryan.

Although I had more governmental experience than both of them put together (actually, probably because of that fact), they conspired to avoid the Illinois League of Women Voters Debate.  I qualified for it by getting more than 5% of the largest poll taken during the campaign.  That approximate 1,000 person poll was taken by the Daily Southtown.

When they decided to only have one-on-one debates, the campaign dubbed them “JimRod, the Two-Headed Chicken.”