LOL Blago: Were you embarassed by Blagojevich's arrest yesterday? Readers respond.

Yesterday I was interviewed by an ABC News reporter for a story about Illinois residents reaction to the Blagojevich news [1] within the context of the national media attention that Chicago's been getting.  Obama, the Olympic bid, the James Beard award...Chicago's been on quite a roll, right?  You can read my rejection of that triumphalist line of thinking here [2].

Recently however, we've had some not-so-great news in Chicago.  The Republic Windows sit-in [3], the Tribune declaring bankruptcy [4] and now Blagojevich [5].

I was asked if I was embarassed by yesterday's scandal.

While I'm definitely outraged as a taxpayer and Illinois [6] voter, I can't say I felt embarassed by the news per se.  Then again, I wasn't registered to vote in Illinois during Blago's last election.  I didn't vote the guy into office.

So I asked the folks following us on Twitter for their take on the question.  Are you embarassed by the Blago scandal?  Their responses:

ItsJenJen takes a no-nonsense line of thought:

itsjenjen [7]: The only one who should be embarrassed is Blagojevich. 

stu_j [8]: No, I'm not embarrassed by G-Rod's arrest as an IL resident. Fool me twice, shame on me.

lainiep: [9] I was, a bit. I know I am not responsible, but one governor in the poky is enough!

greenparentchgo [10]: If a Chgo resdnt/IL resdnt admitted embarassment over Blago, they'd have to chalk up their whole life to it given Chi politics

AnnaTarkov [11]: I'm embarrassed. Not for myself but for the Illinois electorate for electing these bozos.

How about you?  Are you embarassed by yesterday's Blagjevich arrest?  If so, who are you embarassed for?  Have scandals like this deadened our sense of political outrage?

Photo from ChicagoTribune.com [12]