Tape blows hole into Robert Blagojevich's credibility

Plot to get Obama to kill feds' investigation wrecks testimony

BY MARK BROWN Sun-Times Columnist
Everything had gone so well on the witness stand Monday for Robert Blagojevich, the former governor's brother and co-defendant.

Finally, after all these months, he'd gotten the chance to tell his story and to tell it his way, coming across as every bit the solid former military officer and successful businessman that his lawyer Michael Ettinger had portrayed in opening statements.

More than that, he'd been the anti-Blago -- a sober sensible adult with a voice and demeanor at odds with his flamboyant politico sibling, topped off with a grown-up's haircut that doesn't try to hide the gray.