Sen. Bill Brady adds to call for resignation

Friday, December 12, 2008 7:14 AM CST
By Pantagraph staff

SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Bill Brady, D-Bloomington, drafted a senate resolution calling for the governor to resign immediately. It will be filed next week when the General Assembly returns to Springfield.

“Scores of state and federal officials from both parties have called on Gov. Blagojevich to resign, but their requests do not seem to be making much of an impression,” said Brady in a statement Wednesday evening.

“Well, if he needs it in writing, here it is.”

“Having battled for six years to keep our state on course in a rudderless ship, we are now asking the governor to step aside,” he wrote, adding years of partisan fighting brought the legislative process to a veritable standstill. “We have a lot of catching up to do.”

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Brady Calls for Governor to Resign

State Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) today called on Governor Rod Blagojevich to immediately resign his office in light of his arrest on federal criminal charges of soliciting bribes.

“The dire fiscal situation in Illinois demands that we have a chief executive who can devote his full attention to serving the people of Illinois. With this cloud now over his head, Rod Blagojevich clearly is encumbered in the performance of his official duties and should resign immediately. Governor Blagojevich has shown he has trouble governing in the best of times. These challenging times demand unencumbered leadership and a
full-time governor working for the people of Illinois as they face great economic uncertainty,” Brady said.

“Whether he is ultimately proven innocent or guilty, we know from recent history the time these judicial proceedings can take. Elected officials need to put the public interest ahead of their own personal interests. The interests of the people of Illinois should not be neglected while the governor faces a grave personal and legal challenge.”