Governor Carpet Bomb.

Awk, Blago's on his way to WLS 890 AM (the Rush station) this morning to talk to Don and Roma. The radio station has offered him a job if he resigns. But presumably he just wants to tell his side of the story.

After all, his lawyers have advised him to "carpet bomb" the media, as if he needed any invitation. For starters, he wants to be on The View. It's the front page of the Sun Times, Michael Sneed.

UPDATE: He's talking now...All he asks is that he be allowed to bring in his witnesses to the impeachment trial, and he'll be there Monday morning. He wants to bring Rahm, Valerie Jarrett, Jesse Jr., Governors Doyle and Sibelius as character witnesses on his prescription drug deal...He's not guilty of anything...at the end of the day, he's done his best for the people...what about the next governor--if he gets the lawmakers mad they'll trump up charges, bring in phony witnesses...they want to get him out fast so they can raise income taxes by 66% and have a huge sales tax increase...and the people will see their taxes go up during an economic depression...

...Pat Quinn's going to raise taxes...the Republicans hope they raise taxes so they have a campaign issue

...he's hammering again that he wants to bring witnesses, naming names...

Don asks how is it that your worst enemies are Democrats---do they think you're a Republican? Plays clip from Rep. Ricky Hollywood Hendon about checking the rope...

Blago says the fix is in...pretty transparent there is no fairness if he can't even bring witnesses

...He calls it his personal Pearl Harbor day...

Roma says there are so many happy pictures of you with the mayor, etc., and now they've turned on you, even saying you're mentally unstable--how's your mental state?

He laughs a little, says he's fine, and talks about his faith in God, heartwarming notes he's gotten from people, the Bible is filled with stories of hardship...

Don asks why did Durbin and Dem leadership flip on the special election?

He says it's politics. Roma says panic. He claims Illinois would have been harmed had he not done his duty and made his pick...and now that Burris has been sworn in Dick Durbin is holding a party for him, and Harry Reid showed up..

Don says you've been under investigation for a number of years, didn't you think your phone might have been tapped?

pause...it crossed his mind... anyone who comes out of Chicago would worry about that...apologizes for his profanity--he was only talking to men, he wouldn't talk like that in public

Roma asks why he appointed a regular pol...

He says he thought of appointing a citizen activist--Don gets in a plug for his campaign for Senate--he spent 10 bucks on his website.

Don asks if he's going to be on The View rather than appear before the impeachment committee? Blago says he's dying to show his innocence.

What will the next governor do? He will have to kiss the legislators you know what and be forced to work with the special interests against the people's interests.

Don says Blago is connecting to people, a clerk at the 7-11 told him she hopes they don't send him to prison, he's done so much for us. (Awk.) Don asked her, but what if he's a criminal? ...Blago ignores that and talks about all he's done for working people.

...He says sometimes you win battles, sometimes you lose some...but women are getting mammograms now...

Roma asks why people are moving out of Illinois--per the movers more out than in

Blago says one reason is Todd Stroger's high Cook County sales tax

Don says network news anchors now know how to pronounce his name

Roma says he's welcome any time

Blago says people say he's defiant by not quitting--he's going to try to say this with humility--if he'd done something wrong he would resign, but he's an honest man and he wants to clear his name, doesn't want his little girls to grow up thinking he's done something wrong when he didn't...if Sen. Cullerton respects the Constitution and lets me call witnesses I'll be there Monday morning.

Don brings up Nixon, left office and was never convicted of anything. (Awk) Blago thinks lots of Presidents were great, thinks Obama will be a great president.

Blago, Nixon was a fighter, (accepts some comparison), but would rather compare himself to Teddy Roosevelt. He was inspired to become a boxer by Teddy.

Don says there's only one Rod Blagojevich, you're special. (Don cracks me up.) Blago says thank you. Don says it's educational for people to hear what you have to say.

(Blago wants to give us a civics lesson!!!) He says it's healthy for democracy! He's a good guy who stands up against the establishment, cites some old movies (Clark Gable in It Happened One Night), Jimmy Stewart...he says "It's a Frank Capra movie"

Thank you Governor.

P.S. Don says after Rod left-- he didn't want to put on a headset because, the hair you know.