"Flyboy Rod" Crashes Big Time

Wow, what a story we have unfolding here concerning Dem Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, where he is busted for demanding a tribute to place a candidate preferred by President-Elect Barack Obama in Obama’s former Senate seat (or even deciding to place himself).

Bad words and egomania lie ahead, cousins…

By this time, media reports indicated that Senate Candidate 1, an advisor to the President- elect, was interested in the Senate seat if it became vacant, and was likely to be supported by the President-elect. During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated, “unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], shit, I’ll just send myself, you know what I’m saying....And if I don’t get what I want and I’m not satisfied with it, then I’ll just take the Senate seat myself.” Later, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that the Senate seat “is a fucking valuable thing, you just don’t give it away for nothing.”

Well, since Obama didn’t exactly fall off the turnip truck yesterday, this is what happened…

ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he is "struggling" financially and does "not want to be Governor for the next two years." ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that the consultants (Advisor B and another consultant are believed to be on the call at that time) are telling him that he has to "suck it up" for two years and do nothing and give this "motherfucker [the President-elect] his senator. Fuck him. For nothing? Fuck him." ROD BLAGOJEVICH states that he will put "[Senate Candidate 4]" in the Senate "before I just give fucking [Senate Candidate 1] a fucking Senate seat and I don't get anything."

Later in the conversation, ROD BLAGOJEVICH said he knows that the President-elect wants Senate Candidate 1 for the open seat but "they're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. Fuck them."

Goodness gracious, what a potty mouth! Sounds like it’s time for another blogger ethics panel.

But of course, this is in character for someone who racked up enough unnecessary frequent flyer miles to pay an entire teacher’s salary for a year, and then some probably, as noted here.

And by the way, before he was elected governor, he was the only Democrat in the Illinois U.S. House delegation to vote in favor of the Iraq war.

I realize this complicates things enormously concerning the matter of filling Obama’s Senate seat, but if Blagojevich is dirty, then he doesn’t deserve cover from me or anyone else.

And won't it be hilarious watching the Repugs trying to link Obama to this train wreck.