Senate Seats Now For Sale On Ebay

Dozens Make Joke Postings On Internet Auction Site After Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's Indictment

(AP)  For sale: One Senate seat. Goes to the highest BLEEP-ing bidder. Seller's positive feedback rating: since Tuesday, just about zero.

Outraged by the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, more than a dozen people have put the state's vacant Senate seat up for bid on eBay.

The offers popped up on the Internet auction site after Blagojevich was accused Tuesday of trying to benefit financially from his power to appoint a Senate replacement to President-elect Barack Obama.

Daniel Finnegan, a student at the University of Georgia, said he started an auction because he's "extremely upset about what happened" and wants to voice his opinion.

Finnegan says he's glad others posted similar auctions so the accusations against Blagojevich don't go unnoticed.

University of Illinois student Matt Platino says he posted his entry to be funny, but also because he's upset with Blagojevich.

At least one seller carefully noted the ad was "not an offer for actual US Senate seat. ... For entertainment purposes only."

Another wound up with a similar disclaimer, but not before unloading on the gov: "OPEN YOUR CHECKBOOKS, OR PUT THE THUMBSCREWS ON SOMEONE TO GIVE A HIGH PAYING EXECUTIVE JOB TO AN ASSININE, GREEDY VINDICTIVE POL OR HIS WIFE."

And folks are bidding, some jokingly. One posting ("Used Illinois Senate seat, all wood and leather, willing to deal on this one! Please be advised I will be away from my office for a while..."), had 78 bids and was going for $99,999,999.00 Wednesday morning.

[arnoldbowers]

about the only thing I will say is it will go to a black person or a mexi can as they are not a white man left there. Frank

[dagrandma]

I''''ll bid one corrupt Secretary of State Appointee and one Kenyan Muslim President-elect. They''''re of no uyse to America. We might as well get something for them now before they "really" screw things up. Can''''t Slick Willy get a summer home south of chi-town and run for this seat?
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Posted by WhatChange

Oh yeah, somebody could possibly screw up the country worse than George W. Bush has.

[cariboubarbi]

Wingnuts,


You are clearly seething with hate and contempt for all things Democratic.

You are just aching for a chance to tear Obama down even though there is absolutely no evidence of him being involved in this.

In your blinding hate you fail to see that, at this critical point in OUR nations history, if Obama fails, we all fail.

Try being an American for once in your miserable life, instead of a petty, hate-filled, partisan boob.

We''re all in this sinking ship together.

So stop ********* and start bailing!

[tincup356]

Sometimes i think Washington is begging us to start a revolution and Start over without all the former members of the Washington political scene participating.

[matrixrx2003]

I will start the bidding at $501 dollars.

[whatchange-2009]

I''ll bid one corrupt Secretary of State Appointee and one Kenyan Muslim President-elect. They''re of no uyse to America. We might as well get something for them now before they "really" screw things up. Can''t Slick Willy get a summer home south of chi-town and run for this seat?

[mytoosense]

Remember when the state of West Virginia was for sale on ebay? The bids reached as high as $500.

[drputt45]

For about 3/4 Billion, you can buy a seat in the oval office.

[charlieot]

I wonder if House seats are any cheaper...the supply is better...

[canislupus16]

Well, let''''s look at the other side of the coin. We vote for them, we elect them, they go to congress, and then they get bought out by the lobby. So, what''''s the difference??
Face it. The American congress is the best congress in the world money can buy.

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Posted by nikosk11 at 11:30 AM : Dec 10, 2008
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nikosk11 is exactly right. There''s not much difference between Blago and your average, everyday run-of-the-mill US Senator/Congressman or state equivalent. Take a good look at campaign contributions and their sources, and compare with the voting records of the recipients on specific legislation and you realize they should all be indicted. The system reeks of quid pro quo arrangements. Think IL is alone? I''m in NY and what goes on here is no better than what goes on there. And I love how our reps stand there with a straight face and talk about helping their "constituency" and public at large - we all know their "constituency" is the lobbiests and the pay-to-players.

[leeanna58]

Some people just can''t handle a little power; it goes to their head. Now in the case of Blagojevich, I don''t see how anything could go to his head with that thick rug insulating it. I would assume him to be a fool if he thinks he looks good wearing that dadgummed thing on his head.

[nikosk11]

Well, let''s look at the other side of the coin. We vote for them, we elect them, they go to congress, and then they get bought out by the lobby. So, what''s the difference??
Face it. The American congress is the best congress in the world money can buy.

[endurorob]

Despite the seriousness of the situation you gotta admit the e-bay stuff is freaking funny.

[credibility2]

For eBay to have presumably accepted these posts as viable, doesn''t speak too highly of eBay, now does it? I''m sure other favors have been granted in exchange for deals done for as long as we''ve had political systems. It''s not right, but it does happen. We''re just not aware of how pervasive this sort of corruption is. In the case of my governor, Blagojevich, he was a desperate fool who got caught. I''m sure in time more shoes will drop and more filth will be revealed.