What can one say about the shenanigans by Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois governor who was arrested this week on charges of trying to sell Obama's empty Senate seat to the highest bidder? Illinois politics as usual? Apparently so. What else is there to say?

This story, as it unfolds, is so full of ironic twists that one need not even try to come with ones own satirical observations - this one makes its own sauce. From Blago stating on Monday to go ahead and record him, then him being arrested the very next morning, to the actual content of the recordings that have been released that are so full of bleeped expletives, this series of events would be extremely funny if it wasn't so sad and reprehensible. The hubris of Blagojevich himself is both astonishing and laughable, and when you throw his "also foul-mouthed" wife into the mix, the whole series of events seem even more unbelievable.

The upshot to the whole sad story is that Illinois may end up having a special election to fill the vacant Senate seat, and that opens the possibility of the seat going Republican. On the street news interviews has shown some people stating that they voted for Obama, but after this Democratic Party debacle, they will be voting Republican. If Illinois could fill the seat with a Republican it will be a chink in the Democratic stronghold in Illinois, and would balance the ultra-liberal Dick Durbin, the senior Senator in Illinois. I know it's a slim chance, but it could happen.