Blago the Clown

Today we were treated to another press conference from Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has been accused of, among other things, trying to sell Barack Obama's vacant senate seat to the highest bidder. I can't get enough of B-Rod. This guy has got a serious pair. He was asked to resign as governor and told he could not appoint anyone to the senate, and what does he do? He goes and appoints Roland Burris, a man who, by all accounts, is an upstanding guy and perfectly qualified for the job (not to mention the only African American in the senate). This was a genius move. No one really wanted to have to deny Mr. Burris the position, so after an initial attempt to delay proceedings, Blago's opposition was left standing around going, "Wait a minute...but he can't...did he just...but...oh, come ON."

Blagojevich's press conferences have been entertaining, to say the least. Previously he'd quoted poetry and proclaimed his innocence over and over. Now, apparently, he's just a cowboy accused of stealing a horse. Not only that, but he's the victim of an elaborate plot to raise taxes. I personally think he is stupider like a fox (as Homer Simpson would say) and knows full well what he's doing. Today he called on the Chicago papers to do an expose on two laws which, he says, prevent him from having a fair trial, and I actually found myself agreeing with him...for a few minutes at least, until that I learned he'd recited the law incorrectly and he DID have the chance to name his own witnesses (something he claimed he'd been denied) but did not do so before the deadline. Oops! Whether or not he is found guilty and impeached (and possibly worse), I don't think this man is going away any time soon. And I don't want him to. The circus, the moxie, the haircut...everything about him is gold.