Governor King Rod Blagojevich obviously sees the handwriting on the wall.  With federal prosecturors feverishly drilling convicted influence peddler, and Blagojevich insider, Tony Rezko, King Rod is due up on the Attorney General's hit parade of corrupt politicians.

And why should George Ryan be released early?  His Licenses for Cash program that lined his campaign coffers and personal pocket is also attributed with leading to the deaths of at least three people, and the injury of many more, when illegally licensed and untrained drivers of big rigs crushed or crashed into passenger vehicles.

The leader of the charge to release George Ryan - Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois - should be the next clown thrown from office.  Durbin seems like a nice enough guy, but from the bit of correspondence I have had with him, clueless about the macro-scale issues this country is facing - so he's chosen this one to champion?

Blagojevich: Let Ryan out of jail (Chicago Tribune) - Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who rode into state office pledging to clean up the corruption of his predecessor, said today that President George W. Bush should commute the federal prison sentence of former Gov. George Ryan to time served as an act of compassion. Blagojevich, making a Thanksgiving Day appearance at the Chicago Christian Industrial League, contended Ryan had paid "a significant price" ... [King Rod - Yahoo]