Edgar: Voters share blame for Blagojevich scandal
Posted December 09, 2008 10:00 pm
URBANA -- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar says the state's voters share the blame for the scandal and crisis of confidence that follow the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
And Edgar says Blagojevich should resign, but he doesn't expect him to.
Edgar says told reporters Tuesday at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign that voters were given plenty of reasons not re-elect Blagojevich two years ago by news reports detailing alleged corruption. Edgar is a distinguished fellow at the Institute of Government & Public Affairs on campus.
Edgar says voters represent the only realistic curb on future corruption. The former Republican governor says potential legislative solutions don't work.
Edgar was governor from 1991 through 1999.
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