* Rod Blagojevich’s attorney Sam Adam, Jr. told reporters today that the former governor hasn’t prepared himself for a guilty verdict…

“You can’t prepare for a guilty verdict,” he said.

He’d better try.

* Blagojevich’s attorney Sam Adam, Sr. told reporters today that Rod and Patti Blagojevich are trying hard to keep news of the trial away from their two daughters…

“Their biggest problem is not letting this get to their children,” said Sam Adam. “Little Annie who’s eight years old, they’ve got to keep all the news away from her, and it’s very difficult.

“She’s scared she’s going to lose her daddy.”

The concern about trial news is odd because they brought the kids to the trial. Adam addressed that topic too, saying Blagojevich’s older daughter demanded to go, and then the younger daughter said she wanted to go as well…

“I know the news media all said this was a play for sympathy, not at all.”

Asked if the parents had any regrets about bringing the kids to the trial, Adam said “Not at all.”

Video…

* Robert Blagojevich’s attorney said he has some regrets, however. He wanted Congressman Jackson to be called to the stand, but he wouldn’t say why…

“I don’t know if I can at this point go into it. But it would have shown, you know, you’ve got the Jesse Jr. alleged bribery extortion. You’ve seen one side of it that I believe the evidence shows really didn’t occur. I believe the jury would have seen the other side of Jesse and the Indians if Jesse would have testified,” Ettinger said.

“What was the other side?” reporters asked.

“That’s what I can’t get into,” Ettinger said.

Curious, no?

* Roundup…

* Blago Jury, What’s Keeping Them?

* Waiting Game Taking A Toll On Blago’s Defense Team

* Edgar Just Wants Blagojevich Trial To End

* Ninth day passes without verdict on Blago case

* Blagojevich trial: Onto day 10

* Blagojevich is in the building … No, wait, who’s this guy?

* Blagojevich Look-a-Like Haunts Dirksen

* Blago Look-Alike Steals Show As Jury Deliberates

* Roeper: Impersonating Blagojevich not quite an acting plum

* Media is hard up for any Blago news - doppelgangers beware

* You might have to help Blagojevich pay legal bills

* Blagojevich case: Putting fact and fiction in a blender

* Luciano: Conviction may be ticket to Blago’s dirt

* Law Students Study Blagojevich Case; Jury Still Out