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Rod Blagojevich and his attorney, Ed Gensen, let the deadline pass for responding to the impeachment allegations. That suggests either 1.) they know he is going to be convicted by the Senate no matter what, can't save his job, and are saving their ammo for the criminal trial, or 2.) they have paid off 1/3 + 1 of the Senate. Just kidding. Well, sort of not kidding. It is possible, this being Illinois.

But here is a great description of our governor, from the manual used by psychotherapists to diagnose mental disorder:


"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual criteria:

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:[1]

1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance
2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
3. believes that he or she is 'special' and unique
4. requires excessive admiration
5. has a sense of entitlement
6. is interpersonally exploitative
7. lacks empathy
8. is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her
9. shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes"