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Chutzpah, thy name is Rod Blagojevich. With impeachment plans swirling and a federal indictment looming, the man with the rodent for a hairdo named a successor to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.

And sleazily, cynically played the race card while he was at it.

Under the circumstances, Blagojevich had no business naming anyone to high office. And his appointee, Roland Burris, had no business accepting the seat.