No surprises so far from Illinois' state capitol. The impeachment trial of Rod Blagojevich stared an hour ago. Blago is not there, nor did he send a legal team to present a defense. The Chicago Democrat thinks it's a better idea to appear on national television talk shows. Lord only knows what he hopes to accomplish with this strategy.
In short, this will, excuse me, shorten his impeachment trial, which could mean than Illinois will have a new governor later this week.
The state Senate, after meeting for about 40 minutes, took an hour recess, which means they should be back in the chamber by 1:45pm Central.
Blago's media blitz is already hurting him in Springfield, a recording of the Chicago Democrat's appearance on the Don & Roma WLS radio show has been presented as evidence. Among many things, Blagojevich admitted saying what was listed on the criminal complaint against him.
CBS 2 Chicago has streaming video of the impeachment proceedings.
Capitol Fax is live blogging the proceedings, as is the Chicago Sun-Times.
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