In These Times Senior Editor David Moberg appeared on Democracy Now! this morning to discuss yesterday's bombshell news: the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on various staggering corruption charges.

Watch the video stream here -- Moberg enters just before the 16-minute mark. (Sorry, no embed video available; you'll have to head on over to Democracy Now!)

He and host Juan Gonzales discuss the full gamut of charges, ending on the fate of Obama's former Senate seat and the absolute worst-case scenario: A Republican ends up with the seat after a special election is held, as leading Illinois Dems have suggested.