rod blagojovich's situation. here's other lockup headlines on our criminal crime blotter today. new york governor david paterson's close aide david johnson turned himself in to face assault charges. johnson's case played a role in paterson's decision not to seek re-election this fall. and out in arizona, former california congressman randy the duke cunningham who's halfway through his prison sentence for corruption, tells the san diego city beat he's teaching classes to fellow inmates and learning about prison life. he says "maybe that's why god put me in here to, bring about much needed prison reform." it's amazing what a little prison time does for people to suddenly become prison reform advocates. up next, president obama and the dradss are campaigning on the idea that the republicans would take the country back to the bush years. should the democrats bash bush? >> is that a good strategy? will it work? you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india,