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Happy Birthday, Rod Blagojevich!

Today everybody’s scrambling over what to do about disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and Barack Obama’s empty Senate seat. As we pointed out back in November, there are still a lot of good candidates! But on a lighter note, did you know today was Blago’s birthday? He’s 52. Hooray! If there were ever an excuse to push back your retirement one more day, it’s the ability to have one final rager in the governor’s mansion.

If you’d like to celebrate in honor of young Roddy today, why not click on over to eBay and bid on Barack Obama’s Senate seat? According to the AP, more than a dozen people have put it up for auction. Come on, you know you want to check and see if Obama left any boogers under the desk…

Earlier: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to Join Previous Illinois Governor George Ryan in the Clink
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Happy Birthday, Rod Blagojevich!