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That's devastating. >> reporter: blagojevich said he wanted to take the stand but was convinced not to by his defense team which itself was split. >> it simply came down to an argument between an old bull and young toad and the old bull won. >> the jury is going to be back here at the court on monday for closing statements. and then it will go to them and they will decide the fate of rod blagojevich starting on tuesday, probably. even though he didn't testify in court yesterday, he still put on a little show. there was a break, a 10-minute recess and rod blagojevich spent that time signing aut...

You know, it is really sad to see john mccain who should be revered as a statesman basically reduced to a political shape shifter. john, you have changed positions so much in this campaign, maybe we'll set up an extra podium for you depending on which john mccain will answer which question. >> wow. that was jd hayworth in arizona slamming the incumbent senator john mccain in a debate just last week. joining us from washington, d.c., correspondent for "gq" magazine john draper. deep in the desert southwest, a battle is raging between an exmaverick presidential nominee and a defeated congressman...

Rest of the uncivilized world because the defense rests in the corruption trial of rod blagojevich. without blago taking the stand. nbc's john yany joins us live from outside the federal courthouse in chicago with the latest on this. john? >> mike, how are you? let me show you some headlines from this morning. a suburban paper here. i talk too much. of course, that was his closing line in his statement to the press yesterday. the tribune, all talk, no testimony. my favorite, this is the red-eye. this is the tribune commuter give-away. silence of the ham. >> that is good! >> blago on the stand ...