Bleepin' Blago!

So there was some good after all to the Blago drama.

Namely, a Chicago-area company is selling hair-care products inspired by none other than former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Its shampoo and conditioner are called — get this, “BLAGO - It’s Bleep’n Golden!”


Finally, instead of causing problems, the Blago brand can help people improve their lives. Not by discovering a cure for cancer or something like that but by having more silky, manageable hair.

And deep down inside, isn’t that the dream we all have?

The labels, of course, refer to one of the all-time great political quotes from Blago, or anyone else.

When The Hairy One was discussing his ability to appoint someone to the Senate seat just vacated by Barack Obama, he said, “I've got this thing and it's F-ing golden and I'm not giving it up for F-ing nothing."

Incredible. Has there ever been a more concise example of greed, pettiness and stupidity in the history of the English language?

I didn’t think so. And the second "F-ing" is just icing on the cake, the sparkle on the diamond.

For his part, Blago is probably focusing on his future career options. Such as, if you get a job in the prison kitchen, you get first dibs on good chow. But if you can snag a position in the library, you don’t have to scrub out big metal pots.

Decisions, decisions.