Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s stunning arrest and charges of corruption and attempting to “sell” Obama’s Senate seat to “the highest bidder” comes at no surprise really, given just how this man treats his position and politics in general.

Blagojevich’s name first came up to me a year or so ago when he unsuccessfully jumped the “anti-video game” bandwagon, attempting to pass a bill before the Illinois legislature to ban violent video games from retail shelves. The bill of course failed before the court, being stricken unconstitutional, just like the rest of them before it. Blagojevich’s failure comes in the fact that the video game industry, of course, sought repayment in legal fees for fighting the bill, all coming from the taxpayers of the state of Illinois for his obvious failure. The lesson learned here? Common sense prevails over nanny-state politics by liberals who don’t really care about the children, only the money that comes from the stiff fines they will impose on retailers who sell violent games to underage children. Most retailers do not sell AO titles, and require ID’s for M rated titles. Parents are becoming more and more involved with video game purchases by their kids. Adults are responsible for their children, not the government.

It comes as no surprise for the people of the state of Illinois, as this is the fourth governor in the past 30 years to be convicted of corruption of some sort either in or out of office. Blagojevich built his campaign upon the notion of reforming after the scandals and corruptions of the previous administration. Reading today’s USA Today, the conversations of him obtained from the FBI wiretap, and the other commentaries, it is stunning to see a man who might as well be a political gangster, willing to sell anything and everyone out for money.

Corruption in politics has become increasingly commonplace in society today. People think that if they are elected officials or even public servants, they are exempt from the law or even common sense in general. The sheer mentality that Blagojevich seems to have, that he has to “get something” from everything he does in office, does he even realize who he is playing with? He is playing with his career, his family, and every other taxpayer that has to clean up his mess because he didn’t want to do it by the book. This seems to be a trend for governors, and I won’t be surprised at the next state governor to take the plunge, I bet it will be Sarah Palin actually, apples don’t fall far from Ted Steven’s tree.

TL;DR: Rod Blagojevich isn’t gangsta’ enough to wheel and deal senate seats for money and kickbacks. Enjoy federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison, buddy, while your there, say hi to George Ryan, or maybe he’ll say hi to you on his way out, if you commute his sentence before you go in.