Mayor Bloomberg had to wade into the messy world of Illinois pay-for-play politics when it was revealed that he donated money to disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's 2006 re-election campaign. According to City Room, Bloomberg told reporters that he and Blago had "similar views on abortion rights, gun control laws and the importation of prescription drugs from Canada," and the mayor explained, "I made lots of campaign donations at that time. His was less than some of the others. There was never any scandal about him in those days and so I supported him." (In other words, when you're as rich as me, who can count all the politicians I donate to?) more ›

Who doesn't love an embattled, corrupt governor? Especially when he was apparently trying to sell President-elect Obama's Senate seat? Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is on the cover of the NY Post and Daily News, which devote a serious amount of ink to the scandal. Of course, we're a little disappointed there's no board game imagery on the Post's front page—it Operation Board Games and all. more ›