I could have named my wife if I wanted to. Look at what Gov. Crist did in Florida — he put his chief of staff in there to hold the seat warm for him so he could run for the U.S. Senate. I didn’t do any of those things.

— former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), appearing on Fox News, comparing how he handled filling a Senate vacancy with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R).