overwhelming Blagojevich's brain

Rich Miller gigs Blagojevich for apparently lying about a bill to divide Boone County and other counties into judicial subcircuits to make it easier to elect Democrats as judges.

I don't exclude the possibility Blagojevich is lying, but consider another option.

Maybe Blagojevich gets overwhelmed keeping track of all the details.

Let's say Blagojevich is more of a fundraiser and a campaigner than a policy wonk. Maybe Blagojevich is using up his higher thinking functions on fundraising and how to keep himself out of trouble on his shady deals. It could be enough to make him forget or temporarily forget the nuance of electing judges in Rockford.