Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has had a public feud going with his father-in-law, Chicago Alderman Richard Mell, for the last few months over the status of a landfill in which Mell supposedly has a financial interest.
Blagojevich wanted the landfill closed because he said it was operating illegally. Mell accused Blago of trading state jobs for campaign contributions (in Illinois?? Never!). Mell later took back what he said, but the state Attorney General is investigating anyway.
The most recent polls show Blago's approval ratings in the tank and the frustration is beginning to show. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that at news conference, he discussed how standing up to Mell was the kind of tough decision leaders have to make.
He said, "This is the kind of thing that I think, frankly, separates the men from the boys in leadership. Do you have the testicular virility to make a decision like that, knowing what's coming your way?"
Frankly, I wish I had thought of the phrase "testicular virility," and I plan on stealing it. However, according to the Daily Herald, female lawmakers in Springfield aren't as amused by it as I am. They have a point, but it's still funny.
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