Blagojevich Can't Get No Satisfaction

Mark Twain once said, "A lie can go halfway around the world before the truth decides to put on its pants." Waiting until the 11th hour, Gov. Rod Blagojevich proclaimed his innocence before the Illinois Senate in a heroic 45-minute speech reminiscent of a scene from Mister Smith Goes To Washington but his impassioned pleas fell upon deaf ears as the Illinois Senate voted to impeach him. The senators voted 59 to 0 in favor of removing him and also voted unanimously to bar him from holding public office again in Illinois.