That's our governor!

Boy, Rod Blago is Looney Tunes.  Boycotting his own trial because it's unfair?  How much more could he act like a 5-year-old girl boycotting a trip to the mall because her mom wouldn't let her wear her favorite outfit (that example is not taken from personal experience.. no...).

So I stayed home a little later this morning to watch his interview on Today.  He likens himself to a colorful cast of characters:

1. Jimmy Stewart's character in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. Mahatma Ghandi

I see it, personally.  Being beaten and jailed in deplorable conditions.  Standing up for a cause that means a better life for millions.  Being jailed after getting caught red-handed using political power for personal gain.  Po-ta-to, po-tah-to.

Sorry, but you should have seen the twinkle in the interviewer's eyes.  I can't believe he's saying this... I can't believe he's saying this...  Today, Rod was/will be a media goldmine.  Only once in a blue moon do you see a high-up politician self-destruct in such a public, brazen, clueless manner.  At least he's brought enough crazy for the class: scheduled interviews today on GMA, The View and Larry King.

Meanwhile, the grown-ups will sit in the Illinois Senate and begin deciding his fate.  Well, before he destroys every shred of credibility he once had and eventually slinks into a shamed oblivion, at least he'll be able to say he met Whoopi Goldberg.