It is obvious that embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois will not resign and is very willing to bottleneck Illinois state government while federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald pursues the case against him and while the Illinois legislature moves forward on a possible impeachment.
His public statement on Friday revealed nothing other than the fact he will continue to fight to his "last breath". This means that the Illinois Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of President Elect Barack Obama will not be filled any time soon. Basically, the Senate seat is being held hostage and the state of Illinois will therefore, likely, have a vacant Senate seat when the new Congress opens on January 6.
This is an intolerable situation that, unfortunately, has no short term solution, and is to be regarded with great regret. Hopefully, it will not drag on for months and deny Illinoisans their proper representation. The Illinois legislature needs to be prompt in its action against this renegade governor!