My guess is that he decided to cut his losses - after all, he is supposed to have said that he thinks the FBI taped one of his phone conversations with Blago's brother.

Hey! It is interesting that some of you are saying that the Senate and the House should be revamped. Take a look at the thread I posted - Political Appointments and Effectiveness - at a panel of talking heads where Carl Bernstein says what he thinks should happen to Congress.