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Blagojevich Vows to Expose 'Hypocrisy' of Illinois Politicians

by Tina Kells | February 12, 2009 at 03:38 pm

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A disgraced Rod Blagojevich is planning to name names and expose personal scandals as he lashes out against the Illinois politicians who ousted him from power last month. Convicted by the Illinois Senate on all impeachment charges levied by the House, Blagojevich was removed as Governor by an unanimous vote. Now he is looking for a little revenge.

Blagojevich now faces federal corruption charges over allegations that he attempted to sell the Illinois Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama when he won the US Presidential election. Blagojevich has steadfastly maintained his innocence and continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Now Blagojevich is grabbing for the spotlight again with claims that the Illinois politicians who kicked him out of office have closets full of skeletons. He says he may reveal shocking stories of corruption, addiction and even adultery while defending himself against federal charges. Blagojevich is no longer to willing to stay silent to protect the people that he feels have betrayed him.

"I've got my crayons ready, I'm ready to write it. I'd like to tell those stories," Blagojevich said during a Wednesday interview on WLS Radio's "The Don and Roma Morning Show."

Blagojevich said he wants to point out "the phoniness and hypocrisy" of the politicians who run state government.

"A bunch of them are cheating on their spouses, a lot of them drink in excess, very few of them know what's going on, they just take their marching orders from legislative leaders," Blagojevich said.

As salacious as Blagojevich's comments may be, what ultimately will matter is whether he can tell prosecutors about illegality in state government, Beal said.

"Feeding them a lot of gossip doesn't get you anywhere," he said.