Blagojevich Uses State Plane For Philly Trip

Just days after shuttering several state parks and historic sites and asking for understanding from Illinoisans amid bleak economic times, Gov. Rod Blagojevich took his taxpayer-provided aircraft to Philadelphia to tell fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama how bad things are in the state they both live in.

Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero defended the trip and use of the state plane, noting that if the governor hadn't gone, he'd surely have faced media criticism for his absence.

"This was a historic meeting that was attended by virtually every governor in the United States and our being there could help brings billions of dollars to Illinois," Guerrero said Wednesday in an e-mail responding to Daily Herald questions.

Obama met Tuesday with members of the National Governors Association to discuss how the federal government can bail out states struggling to balance budgets.

"And, had we not gone out, I am sure you would question us on why we failed to go out and meet with the other governors and the President-elect," Guerrero added.

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[kdub79]

Rod thinks he is going to bring billions of dollars to Illinois? Who in their right mind would intrust billions of dollars to this state? Illinois is the most corrupt state in the Union! Our leaders are are all greedy, slimy self-interested people. I hope we don't receive billions. That would just create more criminals in a city like Chicago or state like Illinois.