Like all disgraced politicians before him, Rod Blagojevich faces an uncertain future. As this chart shows, life after public service can take many paths. And not all of them include a prison jumpsuit.
Bill Clinton (President)
Monica
Impeachment
Acquitted
Finishes term
Gives speeches, starts foundation
Golfs
Writes books
Profits
Richard Nixon (President)
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Watergate
Resigns
Pardoned
Broods
Golfs
Writes books
Profits
Jerry Springer (Cincinnati City Council)
Hooker
Resigns
Regains seat, appointed mayor, starts TV career
“The Jerry Springer Show”
Profits
Eliot Spitzer (New York governor)
Hooker
Resigns
Couples therapy
Writes column for Slate
Wilbur Mills (U.S. representative)
Drinks too much
Gets involved with stripper
Re-elected
“The Jerry Springer Show”
Profits (and)
Drinks too much
Rebuffed by colleagues
Retires
Dies
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Joseph McCarthy (U.S. senator)
“McCarthyism”
Censured by Senate
Drinks too much
Rebuffed by colleagues
Dies