I have one brief comment on Governor Blagojevich and his political trials.  The people of Illinois vote.  They have chosen to keep the Daley machine in power in Chicago for more than forty years.  They are certainly aware of the corruption around the Daley machine and in the rest of the state.  They vote.  I realize that Illinois may not have the most honest elections, but, to quote Hugh Hewitt. “If It’s Not Close, They Can’t Cheat.”  The Patrick Fitzgerald investigation needs to take its course and go where it needs to go, but the answer is to be found in the ballot box.  The people of Illinois need to remove corrupt officials wherever they find them, and then they will see a change for the better in their state.