A Crisis To Waste Rahm

What is this, an outbreak of lawfulness?  Is the Illinois judiciary turning....honest?:

Rahm Emanuel was thrown off the ballot for mayor of Chicago today by an appellate court panel, a stunning blow to the fund-raising leader in the race.

An appellate panel ruled 2-1 that Emanuel did not meet the residency standard to run for mayor.

Appellate judges Thomas Hoffman and Shelvin Louise Marie Hall ruled against Emanuel. Justice Bertina Lampkin voted in favor of keeping President Obama’s former chief of staff on the February 22nd ballot.

Stunning, indeed.  As a matter of fact, I don't know which is more stunning - that two state appellate judges actually applied the law as written to such a high Obamunist lieutenant, or that they did so so close to the mayoral election.

Oh, have no fear, my friends, Eeyore is probably right about the Illinois supremes slapping down this lower court ruling with extreme prejudice.  But just imagine the profanity-laced tiradal presser if they didn't.  It'd be worthy of pay-per-view.

UPDATE 1/25: Wow, that didn't take long.  Probably explains why Rahmbo wasn't cussing up a blue streak yesterday.