Blago Strapped for Cash

Those legal bills added up. WSJ does the tally:

The criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich repeatedly refers to his family's financial troubles. Those problems include more than $500,000 in unpaid legal bills, according to people familiar with the matter.

Earlier this year, Mr. Blagojevich, strapped for cash and burdened by a years-long federal investigation into his administration, stopped paying a portion of the millions of dollars in legal fees owed to the law firm Winston & Strawn, according to these people.

Mr. Blagojevich's attorney, Sheldon Sorosky, didn't return several calls seeking comment.

As a result, these people say, Winston & Strawn stopped representing the governor...

And then there's the looming lawsuit by Lisa to oust him if need be. The other looming date:

Blagojevich and Harris are to appear in federal court in Chicago Jan. 14 for a hearing on whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to maintain their case.

Before the inauguration. Some more nice headlines.