Rod Blagojevich Now On Stage

The trial of former Illinois governor Rod "Blago" Blagojevich is proving to be one in a long line of entertaining stories of good ol' American political corruption. Not because it revolves around a politician trying to enrich himself by way of his elected office, but because it revolves around a politician who is a dramatic ham. Blago loves the attention of the press.

The latest news -- and a good place to follow the dramatics is this site from Chicago News Sweep -- is that Blago has been admonished by the judge and told to keep his emoting in check. That's a result of the prosecutor complaining that Blago's heavy sighs and exaggerated body language during testimony is interfering with the jury's ability to ... well, to not stare at Blago's hair.

Here are some choice YouTube clips of Governor Blagojevich being Blago: