What’s the real meaning behind Blago’s extended hand?

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Was Rod Blagojevich just being friendly and conciliatory when he attempted to shake hands with Assistant U.S. Attorney Reid Schar, the same federal prosecutor who had just grilled him on the witness stand about his timing for allegedly trying to sell Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat?

Or was the mop-haired, impeached former governor of Illinois doing the equivalent of a victory dance in the end zone?

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