Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

A report from the Tribune yesterday suggests that, in retrospect, ROD BLAGOJEVICH was tempting fate:Blagojevich responded today to the Chicago Tribune's report that he has been recorded by federal investigators, saying people should "feel free" to tape him because everything he says is lawful. . . .

"I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who wants to tape me openly and notoriously, and those who feel like they want to sneakily and wear taping devices, I would remind them that it kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate," Blagojevich said."But I don't care whether you tape me privately or publicly, I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful and the things I'm interested in are always lawful and if there are any things out there like that, what you'll hear is a governor who tirelessly and endlessly figures out ways to help average, ordinary working people," Blagojevich said."You might hear a couple of words that you might not hear publicly, but those are only adjectives to describe maybe some of you," he told reporters. . . .Blagojevich was asked if he felt there was a cloud over his efforts to pick a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama."I don't believe there's any cloud that hangs over me, I think there's nothing but sunshine hanging over me," Blagojevich said.