Blago's $2.3 million hit list

While I was reading a story on the Chicago Sun Times website this morning I discovered that they have their own section devoted simply to on the clock reporting of the famed former governor Blago. They have games, blogs, stories, and legal documents all housed up in a special section and it is definitely worth a look if you have some time. I did come across an article that reported a number of people who Blago hoped to hit up for some cash during his recent campaign and the names he wanted include some of the very same candidates that were being thrown around for the open Senate seat. Obviously, Roland Burris was on the list, but I discovered that pretty much anyone that Blago had something to bargain for was also included on the list. Congressmen, billionaires, and sport team owners were among the 150 that Blago explored fundraising efforts through and it just goes to show how much thought he put into his power as governor of Illinois. He must have been planning for a long time how Obama's open Senate seat was going to play out given how much he was requesting from potential candidates to succeed him in office. The Blago story just keeps getting more and more interesting and I cannot wait to see what he comes out with in his book because this kind of stuff just seems like the tip of the iceberg on what could be one of the greatest tell-all books of our generation.