You're looking at a picture of Illinois Democratic State Representative Milt Patterson, who today goes down in history as the lone vote in the State Legislature against impeaching Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The impeachment vote is the first in state history, and the matter now heads to the State Senate for trial where a 2/3 vote will be needed to convict Blagojevich and officially boot him from office.

So why did Rep. Patterson vote "no?" According to the Chicago Tribune, Patterson "said after the roll call that he didn't feel it was his job to vote to impeach the governor."

One hundred and fourteen of his colleagues in the State Legislature felt differently, believing that based on the evidence it was their Constitutional duty to vote for impeachment. This leaves Rep. Patterson as a tiny historical footnote in this sordid affair - though the drama is far from over.