You’ve probably heard by now that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested for trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama is leaving behind.

That’s right – the bleeping U.S. Senate seat!

In one charge related to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama, prosecutors allege that Blagojevich sought appointment for himseld as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Obama administration, or a lucrative job with a union, in exchange for appointing a union-preferred candidate.

Another charge alleges Blagojevich and Harris conspired to demand the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members responsible for editorials critical of him in exchange for state help with the sale of Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs baseball stadium owned by Tribune Co.

Seriously, how more blatantly crooked as a politician do you get?

I wish I’d see a picture of Blagojevich before – I could have told you he was a criminal by virtue of his hair.  Just look at him:

No ordinary, law-abiding human would even think that skunk fur he calls hair was remotely wearable.

As to how crazy this is, a U.S. attorney said the charges would “make Lincoln roll over in his grave.”

At least the Bears are in the playoff hunt.