There is no way that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich can possibly hang on to his job after being caught trying to sell a senate seat, is there?His impeachment trial has ground relentlessly forward despite the absence of his attorney who referred to the proceedings as a sham, and the governor's own status as AWOL from the trial as he toured the media world looking for sympathy and understanding.Now that the trial is in its final phase, Blago has decided to show up and deliver what promises to be a dramatic closing argument on his own behalf. Given the tenor of his appearances on TV lately, it is probably going to be schmaltzy, self-pitying, and full of invective aimed at those who just don't understand him: His career tattered but his dramatic flair intact, Gov. Rod Blagojevich reversed course Wednesday and accepted the Illinois Senate's challenge to explain in person why it shouldn't toss him out of office Thursday in a historic impeachment vote.After boycotting the trial since...(Read Full Post)