My Take on Blagojevich

First of all, what a great name. Rod Blagojevich. That's so great it sounds made up. Second, that hair! I'm not sure if I can say I like it, but I'm certainly in awe.

Anyway, my own first instincts on his move to name a Senator haven't been brought up by any news source I've seen. Blagojevich is a savvy political player (as evidenced by the evidence against him). So lets take a look at his options. He could

A) Not appoint a Senator, like he was told. This would imply he had done something wrong and felt he deserved to be stripped of his office.
Result: His choice for an appointment would not be named, and he would continue going down in flames.
B) Appoint a Senator. This implies he feels he is still deserving of his office (i.e. not guilty). He also appears hard to control and may be an intimidation play. Two possible results:
1. His choice for an appointment will not be named and he continues to go down in flames,
OR 2. His appointment is named, to the chagrin of the powers that be and when Blagojevich goes to court, he can point at it and say "Look! If I was guilty the Senator would not have been accepted. Senator is accepted, therefore I am not guilty." Blagojevich doesn't care who the Senator is. He just wants them to stick. That's why he chose Burris. Burris doesn't have anything to lose, so he will fight for the seat with all he's got, plus he's a black man, which has given the Democrats even more indigestion as some of them are afraid to look racist.

In summary:

Blagojevich has an awesome name. And awesome hair. Also, nothing left to lose but his freedom (and I guess his office). And he's smart. The only way he can WIN is to look credible by getting an appointment to stick. Even if he doesn't escape a guilty verdict, he's at least gotten his revenge on the people who are taking him down.

Burris is kind of a dupe. A pawn more hapless than Sara Palin. Also, has little to lose and a lot to gain.

These two people are going down or staying put together. Blagojevich knows what he's doing and made an evil genious pick to take down with him (or pull him back up, we'll see).