“Staggering,” said Fed prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, of “the breadth of corruption” laid out in yesterday’s complaint vs. Gov. Blagojevich, including this extremely disturbing item:

In other conversations, FBI agents say the governor, his aide and others tried to use the governor’s position to withhold state assistance to the Tribune Co. to induce the firing of a Chicago Tribune editorial board member critical of the governor. [Italics added]

He apparently has no shame.