SPRINGFIELD — In his first inaugural address, before a crowd of thousands, Gov. Rod Blagojevich railed against a "system of corruption that has become too commonplace, too accepted and too entrenched."
"You voted for change," said Blagojevich, the state's first Democratic governor in 26 years. "I intend to deliver it."
If what federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday is true, the 40th governor of Illinois failed his promise spectacularly.
Less than six years after becoming governor, Blagojevich now stands accused of trying to benefit financially from his power to appoint the U.S. Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama.
Blagojevich goes down.
