Illinois’s Democrat A.G. Lisa Madigan would be a very interesting move. It would eliminate a political enemy of the incumbent Democrat Governor in a handy and bloodless way. From the Chicago Tribune:

No decision is expected before the U.S. Senate begins its lame-duck session on Monday, sources familiar with the governor’s deliberations said. Blagojevich has only said he would name a successor before the end of the year, and his office declined comment Thursday.

“Obviously, it will speed things up,” said one source close to Blagojevich, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak about the selection process. “But this is about picking a U.S. senator. This will still be a very deliberative process.”

Aides to the president-elect had made it clear that Obama, Illinois’ junior senator, would not be returning to Washington to vote on matters in advance of his inauguration as the nation’s 44th president on Jan. 20.

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