Senator Dan Rutherford Keeps Us Updated on the Blagojevich Impeachment Trial Front Lines

Here's more video from Senator Dan Rutherford, trying to make the bizarre and sublime proceedings in Springfield make some sort of sense.

Here's yesterday's lunchtime update:



Rutherford predicts that the vote may well happen on Thursday, although you already know, if you've been keeping up with developments, that Blago is expect to actually show up and address the Senate 'jurors', when he has thus far repeatedly shunned the entire process as unfair.

Over at Capitol Fax Blog, speculation has been rampant about what the goofy governor is up to this time. Will he resign at the end of his speech? Will he name names, or subtly threaten too if the Senators vote to impeach him? Or might he even call for a secret ballot, in the hope that there is enough support for him that might vote against impeachment if such Senator were free of the political repercussions that would inevitably flow from a vote not to impeach.

Here's the afternoon update, talking about the conclusion of all of the witness and evidence, and also talks about Blago's expected closing statement. Rutherford explains that since Blago's speech is a 'closing' and not testimony, the Senators will not be able to ask him any questions.