The Illinois State Legislature has kicked out corrupt Governor Rod Blagojevich. Hooray!

The Illinois Senate unanimously voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office on Thursday after an FBI investigation revealed he tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder.

Blagojevich will be immediately replaced by Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn, a fellow Democrat. No other Illinois governor has been impeached, let alone convicted in a Senate trial.

Each senator was given five minutes to speak before the 59-0 final vote on Blagojevich’s fate. Republican Sen. Dale Righter of Mattoon called him “a devious, cynical, crass and corrupt politician.”

Yay! I’m glad justice was served, even though his Senate appointee still gets to serve. Booooo for that.

Okay, okay, it’s not Bart Simpson. It’s Nancy Cartwright, who does the voice of Bart Simpson, leaving phone messages as Bart Simpson, trying to get people to attend some wacky Scientology event.

How is this legal????

Nancy Cartwright can’t possibly own the rights to the Bart character for this purpose. Or is there some exception made for religious groups?

He could get a date with any A-lister in Hollywood — but George Clooney doesn’t want ‘em!

The latest chick he’s been seen out and about with is a perennial game-show contestant!

The brunette — who has used three different names on at least four different game shows — was spotted grabbing sushi with Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor.

Kate/Katie/Stephanie has appeared on “The Price is Right” and “Hollywood Squares.” She also reportedly won $350K on “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!”

WOAH!!!

I had no idea there was that kind of money in being a game-show whore!!!!

I gotta get me on some of those shows!

Looking hot while adding absolutely nothing of value to the universe is totally the way to George Clooney’s heart.

Despite what was widely reported this morning based on a National Enquirer story, Patrick Swayze’s rep insists the actor has not stopped treatment for his pancreatic cancer and claims that he is “continuing his treatment.”

I’m so confused by all these conflicting stories about Patrick’s condition, and I hate that the National Enquirer would exploit a man’s battle with cancer like this. Shut up, National Enquirer.

She’s been #1 on the charts for eight gazillion weeks, but that’s not enough for Taylor Swift — she wants to get into fashion, just like everyone else. She’s teamed up with teen favorite L.E.I. to “design” a line of uber-affordable dresses — retailing for $14.

“I love dresses,” Taylor said in a statement. “And I have always had this dream to make an affordable sundress line.”

Of course you did, Taylor. What little girl doesn’t dream of creating a line of affordable sundresses? We want to be doctors, lawyers, fairy princesses, models, actresses and $14 dress designers.

“I was totally adamant that I wanted [the dresses] to be affordable. With my headlining tour, we are offering $20 tickets everywhere we go and I wanted to approach the sundress line in the same way,” says Taylor. “To have cute dresses under $20 is something I am really proud of.”

I guess if there’s anything you can make successfully that cheap, it’s sundresses. I mean, they’re supposed to be flowing and flimsy, so there’s a lot of leeway for crappiness in the design and fabric. Maybe this was a smart move for Taylor after all.

Thanks Christina!

Check out the ad for PETA that NBC wouldn’t allow to air during the Super Bowl.

Here is — no joke — NBC’s verbatim complaints about the video:

* licking pumpkin

* touching her breast with her hand while eating broccoli

* pumpkin from behind between legs

* rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin

* screwing herself with broccoli (fuzzy)

* asparagus on her lap appearing as if it is ready to be inserted into vagina

* licking eggplant

* rubbing asparagus on breast

I agree that it’s really sad that we brutally slaughter animals for food, but the greater tragedy in this world is that we don’t have footage of the NBC boardroom meeting in which this list was created. I just keep playing through mental images of guys in Armani suits and Rolex watches being all like, “Okay, so ‘sucking on eggplant’ goes on the list? Oh, no? No, you want to say ‘licking eggplant’? Oh, okay, hang on, let me change it. Bob, do you think we ought to mention that the broccoli was fuzzy?”

Sheesh.