Gov. Blagojevich explains himself remotely to Barbara Walters' head during Monday's bizarre media tour. (Associated Press Wirephoto)
It’s hard to decide which of soon-to-be-former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s images of himself we like best. Is it Rod the Martyr for the People,…
AP Photo/Paul Beaty
Even before the Illinois House impeached him on Friday, it was way too late for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to salvage his reputation. But there’s still time to do something positive for the citizens of Illinois before the trap…
No, that's not a check Roland Burris is taking from his pocket as Gov. Blagojevich introduces him Tuesday. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
In a way, we don’t blame Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for defying the leadership of his own Democratic Party last…
AP Photo by Seth Perlman, February 2003.
I MET ROD BLAGOJEVICH just once. It was March 9, 2007. Twenty-one months later, I don’t know what to think about what I saw and experienced that day.
The Democratic governor of Illinois and several senior…
In March 2005, a month after Alberto Gonzales became U.S. attorney general, Justice Department staffers sent to the White House a chart ranking all 93 U.S. attorneys in terms of their allegiance to President George W. Bush and his administration.
On…
Today is Rod Blagojevich’s 52nd birthday. It should be the last one he spends as governor of Illinois.
He has betrayed the citizens of his state. He is not fit to hold public office. If he doesn’t have the good sense…
The federal bribery conviction of Antoin “Tony” Rezko on Wednesday left a single question on the minds of Illinois politicians: Who’s next?
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald appears to be climbing the investigative ladder, nailing defendants one by one, then offering lighter…
