Democratic War in Illinois:Governor rips Madigan on impeachment memo

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Ditching his newfound conciliatory rhetoric, at least for a day, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Saturday sharply criticized House Speaker Michael Madigan for the speaker's talking points memo about the possibility of impeaching the governor.

Speaking after an event to promote his All-Kids health care program, the embattled governor told the Tribune that the controversial memo shows that Madigan is exhibiting the "same old kind of politics" that stifles government progress.

"I just think it's the same old kind of politics that he's been playing," Blagojevich said. "It's unfortunate that he wants to hide behind impeachment memos where he is directing his candidates to essentially lie to the public about their role in things when we have so many big issues that we need to take care of, especially getting the jobs bill, the capital bill, passed.... That's where the focus ought to be."

You might say the Tony Rezko fallout is beginning to divide Democrats.