Were Gonna Need Some New Governor Guys

Well, so much for a new Illinois Senator any time soon. Governor Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were kinda trying to sell the job. Um. That's not right. At all.

At various times, in exchange for the Senate appointment, Blagojevich discussed obtaining:

o a substantial salary for himself at a either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions;

o placing his wife on paid corporate boards where he speculated she might garner as much as $150,000 a year;

o promises of campaign funds - including cash up front; and

o a cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.

Well, it is a really sweet job. You would think it would be worth something.