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Originally posted by kayjatta

The embattled Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, now fondly called Blago is due to file a motion to present a 'closing remark' at the ongoing impeachment hearing that is likely to oust him from office. His closing remarks could come as early as today, Thursday.
Closing remarks often come at the end of a trial after the opening statements, presentation of evidence, and calling of (and direct- examination and cross-examination of) witnesses
If a trial is a puzzle where all the pieces are incoherently displayed during the evidentiary phase, the closing argument is when all the pieces are put together into a single understandable picture. This is the stage where the attorney’s eloquence is displayed in pulling together all the pieces of the case into one unit that is coherent and persuasive. Many attorneys build their trial strategy around the closing argument. But this is actually not a court trial; it is instead a political process without all the procedures of the adversarial system.
Unlike opening statements, the attorney can argue the essence of the evidence during the closing argument, draw inferences, and cite common sense, argue about what is good or bad for society, and what is a fair and just outcome. Blago, who has compared himself to the main character in the British Writer, Allan Sillitoe’s “The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner” will passionately argue in terms of common sense and societies need to protect elected governors from the whims and caprices of the legislature. He will no doubt do a little bit of “table pounding” (as characteristic of attorneys who do not have the law on their side) and some more poetry. So please duck for cover Anna, cos I am

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