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One is forced to wonder why Blago, thought he had a chance to survive in office after this scandal broke.  Certainly, pissing off the Democratic leadership of the Illinois legislature, United States Senate, and the President-elect would not fit into my plan for helping Blago keep his job.  Of course this sort of behavior isn't very unique.  Just look ant how Ted Stevens and Kwame Kilpatrick have acted in the past 4 months.  
I would think that self-preservation would overtake these politicians egos once they have been caught, maybe after successfully holding power and abusing for so long they lose sight of their own vulnerability.  It should be noted that Eliot Spitzer had the class presence of mind to resign after his significantly more minor scandal broke out.