Illinois AG: Let Voters Pick New Senator

McCain scolds GOP for Blago flap; Granholm, Romney clash on autos

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 14, 2008 11:21 AM CST

(Newser) – Blago and bailouts were the talk of today's talk shows. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan told Meet the Press that voters should elect Barack Obama’s Senate replacement in a special election, while the state’s lieutenant governor said legislation would allow him to appoint a caretaker until a special election if disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich resigns. Other highlights from the Sunday shows:

On Meet the Press, Mitt Romney said Detroit's failure to win government aid should prompt the auto industry to reduce expenses, noting that foreign auto companies manufacture cars at much lower hourly labor costs. Retorted Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm: "That's not true, Mitt Romney."
John McCain chastised fellow Republicans on This Week for overly politicizing the Illinois corruption scandal, saying “we should try to be working constructively together, not only on an issue such as this, but on the economy stimulus package.”

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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan discusses a motion she filed with the State Supreme Court asking justices to strip scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his powers. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the state Supreme Court to have Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office if he doesn't resign soon or get impeached. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

John McCain today sided with President-elect Barack Obama and scolded the Republican National Committee for fanning the Illinois corruption scandal. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

On "Meet the Press," Jennifer Granholm repeated her pitch for the auto bailout, which she said would save 3 million jobs nationwide and preserve an industry vital to national security. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Illinois AG: Let Voters Pick New Senator