Blago

It's another red letter day for Illinois government as former governor Rod Blagojevich headed off to prison. He spent his last day as a free man the same way he spent so many others, being an attention whore. Rod seemed to feel that any attention was good attention. He had to be the center of attention. He would schedule meetings, then show up late or in some cases not show up at all. While Illinois was suffering a fiscal crisis it is still attempting to dig out. Rod didn't want to live in the Governor's Mansion in Springfield and be away from his wife and kids in Chicago. The Illinois taxpayers paid for him to fly back and forth daily while the legislature was in session. While he called on state workers and vendors to tighten their belts and wait months for payments he flew around acting like the money supply was endless. He was and is a hypocritical jackass. He days in prison will be long and unpleasant but the guy who deserves our sympathy is his cellmate. Rod cannot and will not shut his mouth. He will feel compelled to talk about his favorite subject, Rod Blagojevich. The good news is we won't have to listen any more.