Governor Joke

The NY Times shares in the joke that is Illinois' governor. (Amazingly, they do mention his party affiliation in the second paragraph--I guess the election is over):

Though Mr. Blagojevich came into office portraying himself as a reformer, his administration has come under federal scrutiny; by last month, 13 people had been indicted in a corruption probe into influence peddling. Mr. Blagojevich, who has left open the possibility of running for a third term in 2010, has not been charged with wrongdoing.

Mr. Blagojevich has indicated that he does not intend to appoint himself to the Senate seat, a seemingly far-fetched option, but one some of his severest critics seemed to think was possible. Some analysts still suggest he might consider appointing one of his potential rivals to remove them from a governor’s race — for example, Lisa Madigan, the state attorney general and daughter of Michael J. Madigan, the longtime speaker of the Illinois House; or Daniel W. Hynes, the state comptroller and son of Thomas Hynes, another powerful Illinois Democrat.

Some critics, only half jokingly, suggest that Mr. Blagojevich might want to consider Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the United States attorney here for the past seven years who has overseen investigations into the administrations of Mr. Blagojevich and his predecessor, City Hall, the county jail and former Chicago police officers, among others.

A laugh a minute.

P.S. A draft movement for a new "face" here.