He laughed, we talked, and all in all he seemed in pretty good spirits for a guy looking at federal charges.

I wouldn’t bet on him stepping aside anytime soon. If anything, his hand is getting stronger by the day…

Apparently, Obama’s people weren’t happy about the idea of Madigan coming to Washington, and there were some pretty heated conversations between Blagojevich and Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, which I understand will burn your ears off.