I admit, there’s something perversely pride-inducing about hailing from a state with such distinguished politicians. We’ve got the best of the criminal class: Daley, Rostenkowski, Ryan, and now Blagojevich.
UPDATE (7:50 a.m.): The really staggering part of this story for me is the fact that Blagojevich is not charged with any of the fraud or acts of bribery that he’s committed over the past 4-6 years. He’s being charged with putting a for sale sign on the open Senate seat created by Obama’s presidential victory. This is incredible! Blagojevich has been under the most minute scrutiny for the past three years (thanks to the remarkable Patrick Fitzgerald), and he still has the audacity to try and profit financially from the Senate appointment.
Amazing.