Illinois Gov. Says "F**k Obama"

Today's headlines report that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been taken into custody.

Blagojevich allegedly wanted financial renumeration in exchange for replacing Obama's senate seat with campaign advisor Valerie Jarrett.

Federal wiretaps detail conversations with Blagojevich.

From Politico:

Federal prosecutors allege that Blagojevich explored one possible quid-pro-quo – he’d appoint a top adviser to Obama in exchange for Obama giving Blagojevich the post as as secretary of health and human services. The indictment makes clear the Obama adviser is Valerie Jarrett, now an Obama White House aide.

“Unless I get something real good [for Senate candidate 1], s***, I’ll just send myself, you know what I’m saying,” Blagojevich was taped saying on Nov. 3, the day before Election Day.

Blagojevich, a Democrat, added that the Senate seat: “is a f***ing valuable thing, you just don’t give it away for nothing.”

Also from Politico:

The tapes reveal a two-term governor who no longer wants his job, badly wants cash and is determined to leverage a financial benefit out of his appointment powers.

He also appears to think little of the president-elect, whom he calls a "motherf***er" at one point.

“F**k him,” Blagojoveich says of Obama during a lengthy call with top aides and his wife recorded on November 10th, “For nothing? F**k him.”

Obviously, we'll know more about this as the details emerge. But I'm wondering whether someone from Obama's camp cooperated with the feds to get this bozo out of office?

If so, then it's brilliant and I respect Obama even more. Sounds like this Blagojevich turkey was a real impediment toward getting the senate seat filled with someone competent.

In any case, if these allegations are true, I hope Blagojevich goes down and HARD. As it stands now, any senate seat picked by him will be tainted with the stench of corruption.