AGE: 71
OCCUPATION: Illinois Senator (for now)
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: Blagojevich's embattled appointee survived procedural snafus and dubious Democrats to get his seat ...
CON: ... only to be accused of fudging the facts about his relationship with the governor. He'll either go down as the world's luckiest Senator or its unluckiest comptroller.