It’s Not a Good Week to Be…

Rod Blagojevich

Life's a 'Vich: The governor of Illinois was arrested Tuesday amid charges of corruption, conspiracy, and bribery.

In the morning, there’s nothing better to wake up to than a round of FBI agents dragging you out of bed, handcuffing you, and informing you that you’re under arrest for a “political corruption crime spree.“

Just ask the governor of Illinois.

He was accused yesterday of, among other things, conspiring to sell President-elect Obama’s Senate seat in exchange for a hefty cash sum and lucrative jobs for he and his wife, Patti.

“I’ve got this thing and it’s [expletive] golden. I’m not gonna give it up for [expletive] nothing,” wiretaps revealed Blagojevich to say about the Senate vacancy.

The 78-page complaint against him included a bundle of profanity-laced quotes  — the tough-guy talk punctuated with 18 F-Bombs from the ever-so-eloquent Blago himself.

Blagojevich faces charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and solicitation to commit bribery. Combined, the charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in jail.

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