Pearl Harbor, 9/11, and the Arrest of Rod Blagojevich

You may think the last doesn’t have anything to do with the other two, but Rod Blagojevich will gladly school you:

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, comparing his plight to the persecution of rogue cowboys in old Westerns, said Friday that the state Senate is trampling on his constitutional rights as it prepares for his impeachment trial.

A day earlier, in an interview, he said his arrest last month was like the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Blagojevich plans to boycott next week’s trial and on Friday railed against two rules he said are preventing him from anticipating a fair shake. He complained that he is not being allowed to call the witnesses he wants or to challenge the charges against him in the state House report on his impeachment.

December 9, 2008: A day that will in infamy. Peter Fitzgerald even operated at the same time of year.

And by the way, one of Blago’s attorneys is calling it quits.

What’s ultimately sad is that Republicans in Illinois lost Gubenatorial elections to this guy twice. The corruption of Former Illinois Governor George Ryan gave us both Blago and Obama. Character counts.