The most corrupt political office in America: Illinois Governor
politickernj.com 12/10/2008 — The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his top aide on charges, among other things, that he attempted to sell off his pick to replace President-elect Barack Obama's former Senate seat, creates a drama for political junkies just in time for ...

Shock and oy
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 2/12/2009 — Martin Wolf has it right: First, focus all attention on reversing the collapse in demand now, rather than on the global architecture. Second, employ overwhelming force. The time for "shock and awe" in economic policymaking is now. ...

Shock of the Day
theheretik.us 12/12/2008 — I am shocked, shocked to discover Jim DeMint has been hit by hysteria. Again. This time it’s about the bailout. And the rioting. “We’re going to have riots. There are already people rioting because they’re losing their jobs when ...

Illinois Governor Arrested
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 12/9/2008 — Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich was charged with corruption, including an allegation that he conspired to profit from his authority to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's successor in the United States Senate, prosecutors said.

What is the best kind of fiscal policy shock?
marginalrevolution.com 12/16/2008 — Hot off the presses from the NBER, from Andrew Mountford and Harald Uhlig, the evidence is mounting: We propose and apply a new approach for analyzing the effects of fiscal policy using vector autoregressions. Specifically, we use sign restrictions to...

Obama on Blagojevich (video)
youtube.com 12/11/2008 — Comments in Illinois Governor Scandal Obama: "Governor cannot serve Illinois effectively."

Illinois Constitution
ilga.gov 12/9/2008 — Illinois Constitution

Illinois governor: 'I have done nothing wrong'
cnn.com 12/19/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich spoke to reporters at a news conference Friday but did not take questions.

Gitmo gall: Charges dropped against Cole bombing jihadist
michellemalkin.com 2/6/2009 — Read this post »

Illinois governor taken into custody
cnn.com 12/9/2008 — Rod Blagojevich is currently serving his second term as governor of Illinois.