A New Day in Illinois?

As I am writing this, the Illinois Senate is deliberating on whether or not to to boot Hot Rod Blagojevich out of office. I am surprised it is taking as long as it is, as it does seem a foregone conclusion. Who ever thougth that Pat Quinn would be governor? I am happy for him because I am sure it is about the only way he could become governor...and because he has spent the last 6 years shackled to the governor like some bad, political version of a bad prison escape movie. Quinn is nice, sincere, moral and untouched by his ticketmate's political and legal yuckiness. Nevertheless, there is something about him that is just a bit odd...in a good, crusaderish way...but still. Oh well, anyone will be better than Rod! Wait a minute...isn't that what we said as we were electing George Ryan's replacemen? Isn't that how we got Hot Rod in the first place? Fool us once...