I'll Take the Crazy Guy from Illinois

Ever since last Tuesday, the right wing has been scrambling around in an attempt to connect President-elect Barack Obama with Rod Blagojevich, the highly shady Governor of Illinois. Although they are both from the state, it would be an utterly amazing feat since Blagojevich is heard calling Obama a "motherf----r" on the FBI tapes.

Over the last few days, the conservative nutjobs have acted as if they have been blind from the selfish and outrageous actions of the Republicans over the last eight years. In case anyone has forgotten the names, the following is only a short list of the individuals who have been indicted or investigated or entered guilty pleas:

• Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK): Previously under investigation for the illegal dismissal of a government employee
• Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK): Indicted in July 2008
• Rep. Richard Renzi (R-AZ): Indicted in February 2008
• Former Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT): Previously under federal investigation for accepting illegal campaign contributions
• Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA): Currently under federal investigation for ethics violations regarding campaign contributions and personal financial benefits
• Rep. Donald Young (R-AK): Currently under federal investigation for accepting bribes, illegal gratuities and/or unreported gifts
• Gov. James Gibbons (R-NV): Has been under investigation for (1) granting no-bid contracts to a friend and campaign contributor, (2) a nepotism scandal surrounding the employment of his wife, (3) sexually assaulting a woman and (4) hiring an illegal immigrant
• Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA): Currently under federal investigation for illegal land transactions
• Former Rep. Robert Ney (R-OH): Pled guilty in October 2006
• Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA): Currently under federal investigation for his inappropriate connections to recipients of federal grants
• Rep. Kenneth Calvert (R-CA): Currently under federal investigation for using earmarks for personal gain and his inappropriate connections to a lobbying firm
• Jack Abramoff (lobbyist): Pled guilty in January 2006
• Former Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA): Previously under federal investigation for accepting illegal campaign contributions
• Former Rep. Randall Cunningham (R-CA): Pled guilty in November 2005
• Former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX): Indicted in September 2005

It is extremely important to point out that, aside from Abramoff, the abridged list only contains a small number of governors and members of the United States Congress. The list does not include creepy politicians with sexual offenses, such as former Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) and former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), as well as numerous other lobbyists and Republican officials.