I agree, Bobert.

Aren't no-bid contracts and jobs in the federal govt. handed out to your campaign contributors and supporters also bribery, even if it's not strictly illegal?   The Bush administration has handed out all sorts of favors involving big money to lots of people just for helping him get elected and get his agenda through.

This hardly excuses a jerk like Blagojevich, but our system of campaign finance is an open invitation to tainted politics and corruption.