"If you read these transcripts closely, you’ll find that nobody did anything. People are just talking, and that’s not against the law."

"Bad language doesn’t make you a criminal."

Says Edward Genson, representing Governor Blagojevich. It's true, of course, that "just talking," even in "bad language," is not a crime. Nevertheless, crimes can be committed through statements. But it's smart of Genson to get the meme going that all Blago did was talk, and talking alone is nothing, and bad words are indeed bad, but let's not be distracted -- it was all only words.