Deny until you cannot anymore.

Governor Blagojevich is refusing to resign and insists that he did nothing wrong. We should err on the side of him being innocent until proven guilty, but it's tough to do in this case. When I hear him say that he did nothing wrong, it reminds me of the many times that other public figures have vehemently denied wrongdoing and later confess. Usually, the more stacked the evidence is against someone, the more strongly they object. It's become a kneejerk reaction for me to quickly find guilt in someone when they plea innocence.

I can understand someone lying to avoid punishment. What I don't understand is when people who commit crimes of such proportions rationalize their judgment in backwards ways. When someone commits a small crime such as stealing food, it can be rationalized because they were hungry. Although it may have been wrong to steal, we can sympathize with the hungry person's theft. It makes sense. However, there's a whole other type of person who commits a crime and justifys it with the loosest of standards. They'll use circular logic or flawed reasoning. I think the governor falls into this category.

As strange as it sound, he may actually evade conviction.