6 a.m., federal agents, and a crazy day

So today the governor of Illinois was arrested at his home for allegedly trying to use the prestige and power of his office illegally (including peddling the recently vacant US senate seat formerly held by Obama). I'm pretty sure this was the first time anything like that has happened in my life (or at least my post-childhood memory). It's crazy for me to try to picture the 6 a.m. wakeup call he received from the federal agents. We'll see how it plays out and whether he is convicted on all the charges. Some of the allegations don't seem to hold too much water... i.e., the NY Times says he "sought to parlay it into a job as an ambassador or secretary of health and human services, or a high-paying position at a nonprofit or an organization connected to labor unions", which I guess is only illegal when you actively seek - and explicitly state - the exchange. Politicans always seem to "scratch each others' backs" with returned favors (i.e., how many former congressmen and senators currently work as highly paid consultants, or serve as ambassadors?). Anyway, Illinois has long had a reputation as a tough place for politics, and the evidence continues to pile up!