Where's Blago?

Maureen Dowd called him stork-like in his jogger outfit.
Where's Blago? Four of the bleepin' tapes will be played today at his impeachment trial in Springfield. NY Times covers the trial in Springfield even as Blago attempts to charm the MSM in NYC:

For years, Mr. Blagojevich had national political aspirations, perhaps even as a presidential contender, those who have worked with him say. Some here doubted his chances at that level; he is all Chicago: the flat accent; the hard-to-pronounce name from the neighborhoods where he grew up the son of immigrant, working-class parents; the Chicago alderman father-in-law with powerful political connections.

(Yeah, too bad, even the name Barry Obamski might have worked better.) Dana Milbank, WaPo likes his poetry. Sen. Rickey "Hollywood" Hendon notes state Senators are voting to impeach Blago in part for things they voted for. Well, yeah, they and other Dems did support him for reelection in 2006 when he was under nine federal corruption investigations. And the process is disturbing.

John Kass, the Chicago Tribune, "A comedy for some; for us, a horror show":

It is laughable to watch our governor being championed by media types who don't understand Chicago politics. It's also laughable to see others who know better denounce him as a psycho. They just don't get it. As I've said before, the governor is of clear mind. [snip]

Yet it is what Gov. Nosferatu told NBC over the weekend that surely terrifies Illinois politicians:

"And for me to just quit because some cackling politicians want to get me out of the way because there's a whole bunch of things they don't want known about them and conversations they may have had with me . . . would be to disgrace my children when I know I've done nothing wrong," said the governor.

Keep it up, Blago. Keep jogging around, keep talking.

P.S. Chicago Young Republicans offer to fundraise for Children's Memorial Hospital.

UPDATE: Drudge picks up the NBC Chicago report "Top Obama Aides Subject of Blago Subpeonas", which initially came out Friday night.