Bodog Beat

Oh the irony – Barack Obama came into office to fight against the greed and corruption that has taken down the U.S. economy – only to have his Senate Seat put up for sale to the highest bidder.

Now, the guy at the center of the controversy, Rod Blagojevich, has gone on a media blitz to clear his name. However, his appearance on The View today was a bit of a disappointment, due to the watered-down line of questioning from the show's hosts.

Joy Behar took the time to ask him about his "potty mouth" on the infamous tapes (is he on trial for swearing?) and also wasted precious grilling time asking him to do a Nixon impersonation. However, not shown in the above video was Barbara Walters' interview. Walters was unable to attend the show, but grilled the governor via satellite. She asked Blagojevich about the comments he made about selling the Senate Seat, e.g. “I’ve got this thing, I’m not giving it up for nothing.”

Blagojevich argued that these were private conversations that were taken out of context. He also told the women that he was not given the opportunity to defend himself at his impeachment hearing. Blagojevich will appear tonight on Larry King Live.