Allen Ginsberg

I have to hand it to Blago. No matter what the scenario, he knows how the generate a buzz. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich filled in this morning on the Don Wade & Roma radio program on WLS-AM 890. According to news reports, he continued to insist that he did nothing wrong. Sadly, I didn't see anything about Blago breaking into poetry — so I'm presuming he didn't. I've long believed that he could have salvaged his political career by invoking one of the Beat Generation poets, such as Allen Ginsberg, during his impromptu press conferences right before he was impeached.. The sight of Blago sporting a beret and sunglasses with one of his assistants playing the bongos and everyone in the audience snapping their fingers in appreciation would be worth keeping him as governor. OK, perhaps not, but it still would have been entertaining. Ain't that hip, Daddio? But while he didn't make use of any poetry during his radio stint, Blago displayed another amazing gift: He said his prediction about those seeking to remove him from office so they could raise taxes is coming true! If we can't use him as governor, perhaps Blago could become the state's official psychic (or, as one cable TV character on TNT's "The Closer" likes to be called, an intuitionist). He can see the future — wouldn't that be incrediby helpful? Just imagine employing the former governor to warn us about a future he helped create. That, groovy chicks and groovy cats, calls for some poetry.