That Thing That's Going On Here

So you may have heard that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is in an eensy-beensy bit of trouble. He asked people for money for things that aren't actually his to sell. Like Obama's Senate seat. Oops.

One of my personal favorites involved the Tribune company. See, they're in need of some money (who isn't?), so Blagojevich thought he could offer them some...if they would be so kind as to fire some people who were writing mean things about your hero and mine, Blagojevich.

This story broke on Tuesday, the Tribune Company filed for Chapter 11 (I don't know what that means, but maybe someone does) bankruptcy on Monday. Wednesday morning, as I'm watching TV to keep up-to-date on the goings-on (basically what Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert had to say), a commercial comes on consisting of clips from Tuesday's press conference. The clips are of U.S. Attorney General Patrick J. Fitzgerald and others praising the Tribune Co. for their conduct. The end of the commercial? "Chicago Tribune: We're There for You." and the number you can call to subscribe.

Blagojevich just may be able to bail them out after all.