Governor Blagojevich

This morning Governor Blagojevich was arrested this morning on federal corruption charges. SOm eof the charges are as follows:

Trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate Seat

Possibly appointing himself to the Senate seat if nobody offered him anything for it
Position on a non-profit or union organization
Appointment for his wife Patty to corporate boards with pay of [...]

Governor Blagojevich moved to strengthen ethics laws during his first term as governor. It is clear now that these changes were all show and no teeth. The latest example is the tollway chief:
Illinois tollway chief Brian McPartlin announced Thursday he is taking a job with a company that did more than $30 million [...]