Blago jury in for a wild ride

John Kass in the Chicago Tribune:

The former Democratic governor of Illinois now has only one audience to charm: his jurors. And they've had one heck of a week already, being dragged down the rabbit hole into the wonderland of Illinois politics.

They watched Dead Meat perform from the defense table, sighing, shrugging and making faces at a former chief of staff testifying for the prosecution. Dead Meat was desperate to convince them he's just an honest man victimized by a pack of schemers.