Blagojevich convicted of lying to feds

[woodman]

I was always wondering if this (saying Illinois would no longer do business with Bank of America) was really what this was about....This whole thing seemed strange to me--all of these politicians are dirty in some way, so I always assume that the only reason any of these "scandals" become public is b/c the politician crossed a line somewhere or started to do something for the American people.

This sort of thing gives them an excuse to sacrifice somebody occasionally. It helps to maintain solidarity.