Eisendrath Cries Foul
The latest challenges of the Blagojevich campaign comes from Ethics issues and "Pay to Play" tactics. Gubernatorial candidtate Edwin Eisendrath expresses his dissaproval of the Gov's spokesman, Doug Scofield. Scofield first worked for the governor when he was a Congressman as his Chief of Staff, then in 2002 when he joined the campaign. Governor Blagojevich appointed him Deputy Governor of Illinois in 2003 all the while a registered lobbyist. Now as the Governor's spokesman, Scofield is doing double duty working for the Governor as his principal spokesman, but also lobbying for his interest groups who have pledged over $700,000 dollars to the Blagojevich political fund.
Eisendrath is quoted as saying, "The governor's decision to use a lobbyist as his chief spokesman is appalling." The concern; Illinois is being advertised "For Sale" and it's outrageous. Blagojevich had his chance to end business as usual and he didn't. If you can't live up to your campaign promises, be prepared for the shellacking that's coming not only by Eisendrath, but the Republican candidates too.
Mike Flannery from CBS news reports several music schools used lobbyist close to the governor and attained $1.5 million in grants. John Wyma is a former top aide and campaign political adviser to Blagojevich in his 2002 campaign. Wyma represents the schools these grants were awarded to. Wyma also represents other interest groups who have been awarded contracts from the governor. Such as a Fla. based company called WellCare who was awarded a $75 million dollar medicaid contract days after the law was signed. This company contributed $100,000 to the political fund of Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Eisendrath and other Democrats are calling out Governor Blagojevich for a debate on the issues, that's if the Governor finds time to pull away from being "too busy doing the people's business". Stay tuned...
www.eisendrath2006.com
http://cbs2chicago.com
Eisendrath is quoted as saying, "The governor's decision to use a lobbyist as his chief spokesman is appalling." The concern; Illinois is being advertised "For Sale" and it's outrageous. Blagojevich had his chance to end business as usual and he didn't. If you can't live up to your campaign promises, be prepared for the shellacking that's coming not only by Eisendrath, but the Republican candidates too.
Mike Flannery from CBS news reports several music schools used lobbyist close to the governor and attained $1.5 million in grants. John Wyma is a former top aide and campaign political adviser to Blagojevich in his 2002 campaign. Wyma represents the schools these grants were awarded to. Wyma also represents other interest groups who have been awarded contracts from the governor. Such as a Fla. based company called WellCare who was awarded a $75 million dollar medicaid contract days after the law was signed. This company contributed $100,000 to the political fund of Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Eisendrath and other Democrats are calling out Governor Blagojevich for a debate on the issues, that's if the Governor finds time to pull away from being "too busy doing the people's business". Stay tuned...
www.eisendrath2006.com
http://cbs2chicago.com
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