Impeachment for Blagojevich?

As additional information about the alleged misconduct of Illinois State Governor Blagojevich breaks with each news day, public outcry for his resignation coupled with rumors of impeachment proceedings remain strong even though his political eye remains on the highest office of the land; which remind political savvy Americans of our not too distant and dirty political past.

Only two U.S. presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson, (17th), and William J. Clinton, (43rd). Neither was removed from office. The Senate failed to remove Clinton from office on February 12, 1999 on either count (grand jury perjury and obstruction of justice) as voting in the Senate fell along party lines in his favor. Critics to this day believe that President Clinton's fate was in large part due to his high public approval rating and the current U.S. market conditions.

On the State level, only twelve sitting State Governors have been impeached; the most recent was Evan Mecham of Arizona in 1988. Of the 12 Governors brought to impeachment hearings, seven were removed from office, two resigned, one was suspended and two were acquitted, similar to the fashion that President Clintons' impeachment failed to result in removal.

In an interesting observation, no sitting politician that has ever been impeached, or dragged through the impeachment proceedings has successfully rebound to a higher public approval rating after such proceedings were complete. If Illinois State Governor Blagojevich has his political eye still set on the White House, history strongly indicates that such a goal is not only grand, but quite possibly too white for his dirty political past.

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