Poor, corrupt Gov. Blagojevich. He can’t seem to catch a break.

If you haven’t heard, and whether or not you care, Blago got DE-NIED.

He hoped to be granted permission to go to paradise, aka Costa Rica to be part of the NBC reality show, “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.”

The judge basically said “Helllll no.” (Note: He didn’t really say that. That was my inferred sub-text.)

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, he was going to rank in the dough– a whopping $123,000.

But don’t feel bad for good old Vichy. He still has a fabulous head of hair.

Perhaps he can grow it out, Michael Bolton style, and sell that for cash.

But, he’s supposedly already received an advance of $21,000 for a book deal, slated to hit the shelves in October.

If you were looking forward to his appearance, fear not– there will still be plenty of a-hole “celebrities” to watch get naked, make-out, freak out, fight, and get drunk– including Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, Sanjaya (former 15-min tween heart-throb contestant on American Idol), Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman, Janice Dickinson, and world’s greatest mustache grower, Geraldo Rivera.

Here’s an idea for a reality show: How about we take a bunch of NICE people with FAMILIES who lost their jobs, send THEM on a vacation to paradise, and give THEM a ton of money.

Ahhh who am I kidding?! We drama-hungry Americans don’t want to see boring regular down-and-out people having a good time! WE WANT FILTH! WE WANT SCANDAL! WE WANT TO LAUGH AT RUN-DOWN CELEBRITIES MAKING COMPLETE ASSES OF THEMSELVES BECAUSE IT MAKES US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OUR SHITTY LIVES!

I’m sure Blago would have provided great fodder for all the talk shows. Oh well. Maybe he’ll get a shot at guest-starring on one of the million Law & Orders. (Anyone else super-excited for Law & Order: Foul Odor Task Force?)

No word if he’s planning on selling his place on the reality show.