. And even an observer as biased as I am -- what columnist wants to see such a colorful and unpredictable figure banished from the political scene? -- must acknowledge that residents of the fifth-most-populous state in the union deserve better than to be governed by a late-night punch line. Yesterday, while lawmakers in Springfield were convening the governor's impeachment trial, Blagojevich was in New York making the talk-show rounds. He was acting more like a movie star whose latest film ...