He went to prison for gubernatorial malpractice, so he knows what he's talking about.
It must be an Illinois Law that every governor must go to prison after their term is up.
There is a backstory as there always is in the most corrupt state in the union.
Blago was being investigated by the Feds which as we have come to know lean Democrat.
The investigation was being "slow-walked" as the guys like Tricky Dicky Durbin wanted it that way.
Very convenient for Democrats do not like contested primaries and like for political elite to basically pick the successor.
But Blago forced their hand.
Blago did what has been done for decades which was try to political horse trade and sell the appointment to Barry Soetoro's seat to the highest bidder.
Politics as usual in most states but just a bit more down and dirty in Illinois.
The problem for the feds was not that Blago was selling who they planned to indict anyway, the problem was who was buying?
As far as I can tell BUYING a senate seat is as big a crime as selling as senate seat.
Who were the likely buyers?
Well if you guessed Fat Boy Prickster you would have been on the right track.
The Feds were forced into indicting Blago before they had a recording of someone making Blago an offer he couldn't refuse.