Blagojevich impeached

The Illinois House has voted 114-1 to impeach Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

He will now be tried in the State Senate, where 40 out of 59 Senators will have to vote to convict, to remove him from office.

Blagojevich’s choice for Obama’s Senate seat looks likely to enter the Senate shortly after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the Governor’s appointment of Roland Burris was legal even without the Secretary of State certifying it.

The New Yorker has a fascinating report on how Burris has already set up a tombstone and memorial to himself. Yes, seriously.

So not only does he set up his own memorial and tombstone while alive, he even lists such important things such as being an exchange student.

The New Yorker article concludes, now he is about to become a Senator:

I think he should set up a Twitter on the monument and update it in real time.

Heh.