Below The Beltway

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich faced the press today and vowed to remain in office and fight the charges against him:
CHICAGO — A defiant Gov. Rod Blagojevich vowed in a Dec. 19 news conference to fight until his last breath to save his job and his reputation.
In his first public comments since his arrest on felony [...]

Rod Blagojevich will talk the media today:
Gov. Rod Blagojevich scheduled a news conference today to make a statement to the media, his first public appearance since he was arrested last week on federal corruption charges.
Blagojevich has avoided the public eye for the most part since his arrest, but in recent days has told reporters camped [...]

The Illinois Supreme Court rejected an attempt to use a vague provision of the Illinois Constitution to remove Rod Blagojevich from office:
SPRINGFIELD—The Illinois Supreme Court today rejected Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan’s attempt to have disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unable to hold the office of Illinois chief executive, court officials said.
The high court, without comment, [...]

It’s beginning to look a lot like the Illinois legislature is bungling the efforts to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich.
For example, when Blagojevich was first arrested last week, moves were made to convene the legislature this week for the express purpose of passing a law to remove the decision on replacing Barack Obama in the Senate [...]