Testicular Fortitude.

Impeachment proceedings against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are scheduled to begin Monday in the state Senate, but the embattled governor is expected to skip the trial and instead appear on several television programs.

Now, look. The man is in a difficult spot. He can't defend himself at the impeachment because he's in the middle of a criminal case. So going to the proceedings would be pointless. But you don't have to go on national television, piss off your lawyer and have him resign, compare yourself to Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and I forget the third guy, Jesus Christ, probably. You don't do that. You say you have evidence that proves your innocence? Show it at the trial, and shut the fuck up until then.

I can't say this is totally shocking coming from a man who blackmailed a children's hospital for campaign contributions.

It's clear by now that he's just doing whatever he wants. He said today that he considered Oprah for Obama's senate seat that eventually went to Roland Burris. Oprah? Fuck it, why not. He has nothing to lose, he might as well get as crazy as he wants and enjoy it. He'll have a few years in a federal prison to write his book, and the crazier he is right now the more stuff he can write about.

Anyway, as long as you're not pretending to govern, knock yourself out, man. Just don't touch the state stuff, let the grown ups do that.