So former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on 17 of the 20 federal corruption charges on Monday after he attempted (and clearly failed) to sell the Senate seat previously occupied by Pres. Obama. CNN reports that after 10 days of deliberation the 11 member jury consisting of 10 women and one man handed down the verdict. While its great to see that justice has been dished, why the hell did it take so long for the trial to start?
I understand the presumption of innocence until being found guilty, but this man clearly sold himself out. If you can remember back in 2009, when the scandal broke, the state Senate voted to remove him from office and he has been peddling around doing endorsement deals. Have you seen those lame pistachio commercials? Whatever. We hope the judge sets a good example and sentences him to the maximum 300 years in prison. Don't drop the soap buddy.
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