Scandal in Illinois

The Chicago Tribune’s lead story: “The predawn rousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich from his Ravenswood Manor home Tuesday marked a stunning climax to a tale of alleged public corruption unmatched in Illinois' storied history of elected scoundrels and thrust the state into an unprecedented political crisis. Illinoisans awoke to news that their governor had been arrested, handcuffed and hauled before a federal magistrate on sweeping charges he conspired to sell his office many times over--including putting a price on the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.” ”U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald said the governor's actions forced his office to intervene. ‘Gov. Blagojevich has been arrested in the middle of what we can only describe as a political corruption crime spree," he said. Fitzgerald said Blagojevich's "conduct would make [Abraham] Lincoln roll over in his grave.’” The Chicago Sun-Times says Blagojevich must go. So does the Chicago Tribune . The Boston Globe : "In a ... (link)