Blagojevich

This most recent hooplah involving Blagojevich reminds me of a Treehouse of Horror episode of The Simpsons where Bart has the eerie mental powers where everyone has to think good thoughts or else Bart punishes them somehow. Bart turns Homer into a jack-in-the-box because Homer tries to smash him with a chair. So, Homer and Marge take Bart to see Dr. Marvin Monroe, and the good doctor informs Homer and Marge that the problem with Bart is that he loves attention, but doesn't care whether he receives good attention or bad attention, so he does bad things all the time.

Basically, Bart in this episode is Blagojevich. It pretty much explains why he stayed in power rather than stepping down, why he appointed that guy instead of letting the State take care of it and why he ignored everyone that told him to step down and had to be impeached. There's a possibility that Blagojevich may be a grown-up Bart Simpson, and really only cares about the attention he's getting, not why he's getting it.

Just a thought.