Rod and Patti

Best keep Patti sweet, Rod. Tribune:

One legal scholar said the privilege spouses have protecting them from testifying against their husband or wife does not apply when the spouse is part of the conspiracy. Whether Patricia Blagojevich would be considered part of the conspiracy as the result of the conversation made on tape would have to be determined by a court, said Paul Stancil, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law.

"But that's a tough argument to assert," he said.

Stancil, though, said if Patricia Blagojevich wants to testify against her husband, she could waive the privilege voluntarily.

"That's the more interesting and more troubling aspect for [the governor]," he said.

Merry Fitzmas.