Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is talking about God, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. So is current South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, according to the Washington Times.

Here’s Blagojevich talking about his impeachment by the Illinois Legislature: “”By boycotting the proceeding I would, in some small way, be sacrificing myself on the altar of some of the most basic civil liberties we as Americans hold most dear.”

And here’s his God-talk: “I believe there is a purpose behind all that has happened to us. And maybe God has a plan for me to be an instrument for good. And that the troubles we are facing, the lies, the abandonment, the heartbreak, the pain, are all obstacles in the journey we must make, where like the stories in the Bible, God brings good out of bad.”

Here’s Sanford speaking about fighting to keep his job: “I feel absolutely committed to the cause, to what God wanted me to do with my life,” he said in an interview. “I have got this blessing of being engaged in a fight for liberty, which is constantly being threatened.”

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