We hope nobody held their breath.
The greatly anticipated guest of the National Press Club’s annual book fair, Rod Blagojevich, was a no-show.
The former Illinois governor was slated to promote his new book, “The Governor” on Tuesday.
Press Club manager William McCarren said he learned Blagojevich ditched the event early that morning from his publicist, Glenn Selig. Selig said Blagojevich never arrived in New York for a scheduled television project, so he would not make his Amtrak train to D.C.
Yeas & Nays asked Selig why Blagojevich didn’t fly to D.C. instead.
“Everything was fallen into disarray at the last minute,” Selig said. “It wasn’t like the Press Club paid for him to come to the event.”
Participating author Ann Coulter said she was “bitterly disappointed” Blagojevich canceled his appearance.
“Unlike Carrie Prejean or say Mark Foley or I don’t know, a normal person, some people react to embarrassment by showing up on TV and trying to be more visible,” she said.
