Another strategy for Blago might be picking someone who will only hold office for two years, so the IL young guns have something else to aspire to where they get a 6 year term, get to be called Senator, and don’t have to worry about Blago’s big ass war chest.

If some of the whispers are true, which I highly doubt, and Cullerton could be willing to work w/ Madigan to impeach Blagojevich, then perhaps he should appoint himself to the Senate to get out of their way. Its hard to imagine how he could win re-election, but it would make less of an incentive to get rid of him, and actually, I’m not certain without checking whether or not the IL general assembly can impeach the IL Senator.

I wonder what would happen if he were to do something really off the wall and appoint a republican party statesman who would only be likely to serve 2 years, like Edgar or Jim Thompson…maybe he’s like McCain and thinks radical gambles are the only way he can recover.