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Last Updated on Thursday, 28 August 2008 10:02 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 28 August 2008 10:07
Hug it out…now that’s funny. From the Chicago Sun Times:
DENVER — With a jaw-dropping series of hugs, feuding Illinois Democrats sought to bury hatchets Wednesday in a surreal display of unity-gone-wild.
It culminated in a brief embrace between Gov. Blagojevich and his political nemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
“I just wonder if it’s the altitude,” Blagojevich said. “We’ll find out when we get home.”
The hug at the breakfast of the Illinois delegation to the Democratic National Convention was not followed by announcements of progress on legislative roadblocks on issues such as school funding or a capital plan. But Blagojevich said the hug beats the lack of communication that preceded it.