Blagojevich hits the TV circuit

With Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial set to begin in the Illinois Senate on Monday, one might think he would spend the day in Springfield where lawmakers will be meeting to determine his fate.

But he has a busy day planned. He'll be hitting the talk show circuit from morning to night in a public relations blitz arranged by his new PR firm, the same publicity agency used by Bolingbrook resident Drew Peterson.

Here's a line-up of the governor's TV appearances:

* NBC Today Show (NBC), 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
* Good Morning America (ABC), 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
* The View (ABC), 10 a.m.
* Larry King Live (CNN), 8 p.m.

The governor is traveling to New York for live interviews on all of the shows except the Today Show. In the previously taped segment, Blagojevich compares himself to Martin Luther King, Ghandi and Nelson Mandela.

Statements like that have already brought several public officials, including Mayor Richard Daley, to declare the governor is off his rocker. But this story speculates that he's not necessarily crazy, he might just possess a narcissistic personality disorder.