With all the media exposure Gov. Blagojevich has enjoyed in the past 72 hours, I didn't think the Larry King Live appearance tonight would yield much we haven't already heard. But one comment stuck out for me: specifically, his assertion that he had settled on Barack Obama's U.S. Senate successor before being arrested on December 9. Watch it:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Blagojevich has previously said that he "reached a decision" on the Senate pick prior to the arrest. Even stranger is his claim that, when he discloses his original pick, "it's gonna show a governor who is caring about the people of Illinois." Clearly, he plans on making this part of his criminal defense.
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