At a press conference to announce the charges against Blagojevich, Pat Fitzgerald said:
But the most cynical behavior in all this — the most appalling — is the fact that Governor Blagojevich tried to sell the appointment to the Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Obama. The conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=172646