Why Blagojevich should not resign

William Jacobson:

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been charged with numerous counts of political corruption. The corrupt Illinois political system, which gave rise to our President-elect, must be exposed in a public trial - whether in criminal court or in an impeachment trial - with testimony under oath from leading public figures. This trial must take place before the next election cycle, so that the public has full knowledge of who paid whom, who scratched whose political back, and who looked the other way to advance their political careers. Since the only way to assure that there is a public trial quickly is if Gov. Blagojevich remains in office, for once Gov. Blagojevich should put the public interest ahead of his own, refuse to resign, fight attempts to strip him of his powers, and force the government to lay bare its case of public corruption in Illinois for all the world to see.

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What is clear is that Gov. Blagojevich's prosecution involves much of Illinois' political elite. One person who has been identified is Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., who is denominated "candidate no. 5" in the criminal complaint (the Congressman is not himself accused of wrongdoing in the criminal complaint). The speculation as to the true identity of others who were players (not necessarily wrongdoers) reaches into the inner circle of the upcoming Obama administration, which is loaded with Chicago-based supporters.

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While couched in terms of protecting the public interest, many of these calls for Gov. Blagojevich to resign or be stripped of his powers come from people who would love nothing more than for Gov. Blagojevich to leave office quickly, take a plea deal, and go quietly to prison where he can join his gubernatorial predecessor. Such a result may be justice for Gov. Blagojevich's alleged crimes, but would leave the public in the dark as to the full extent of Illinois corruption and allow the ruling Illinois political class to continue business as usual.

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I think he makes a good point. This is an opportunity to expose the corrupt government of Illinois and Chicago. The state would be better off knowing what it has created with its votes for corrupt Democrats up and down the ticket. Whether Obama is tainted by such a trial is something that cannot be predicted at this point, but there can be no doubt that Democrat corruption would be exposed and that is a good thing for the country.

Hat tip Larwyn.

Gateway Pundit has more on the cover up behind teh push to force a resignation and the AG and her father are involved.