Democrats for Rod

UPDATE: Missed this from last night--(not) the final insult: Illinois House Dems water down pay to play bill. Tribune. Comment from Obama's mentor:

Outgoing Senate President Emil Jones (D-Chicago) was less certain the bill would be addressed before he leaves office Wednesday.

"I don't know anything about it, and after tomorrow I'll be the hell out of here," Jones said.

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Every time we meet the big-shot Illinois Democrats who endorsed the governor for re-election in 2006—even though FBI agents were on him like white on rice—we'll think of Rod Blagojevich. Whenever you see a Democratic pol on the stump, look him or her in the eye and ask, "Did you endorse Blagojevich in 2006? How could you do that?"

Tribune editorial. Full text here.

More: Dennis Byrne on the leadership of the Illinois Donkey Party.

And U of C prof Allen Sanderson, with an idea:

So this may be our best chance to rid ourselves of the name most associated with Al Capone, the weather, machine politics and ground-ball-butcher to the world, as well as a second-city status that is holding us back personally, commercially and professionally. I say we turn to eBay and auction off naming rights to the entire metropolitan area.