This is lovely news:
WASHINGTON - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday morning on federal corruption charges, officials said...
...A 76-page FBI affidavit alleges that Blagojevich was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps during the last month conspiring to sell or trade for personal gain the state's U.S. Senate seat, which is being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Ah, Chicago. Some old traditions die hard. Apparently his longtime confidant, a man named John Wyma, was wearing a federal wire recently. But was one of the possible candidates for the post doing the same? Fascinating. No reason of course to think Obama is involved in any of this. Blago has a well-established history of such activity. The full complaint (pdf) is here.
