CHICAGO - Ousted Governor Rod Blagojevich is lashing out at the Illinois lawmakers who removed him from office.

He's calling them drunkards and adulterers who don't know how to do their jobs. Blagojevich's former colleagues and close associates are laughing off the latest comments as those of a desperate man.

However, insiders say he could make people nervous if he starts naming names as federal prosecutors prepare to indict him on corruption charges.

Chicago defence lawyer John Beal says that at some point he's going to realize how much trouble he's in and the way the federal sentencing works now, the best way to reduce your own sentence is to co-operate against others.

Blagojevich was impeached and ousted last month in the wake of federal corruption charges against him.

He seems open to spilling in a book at least some of what he saw during his two terms as a Democrat in the state's highest office.

"I've got my crayons ready, I'm ready to write it. I'd like to tell those stories," Blagojevich said during a Wednesday interview on WLS Radio's "The Don and Roma Morning Show."

Blagojevich said he wants to point out "the phoniness and hypocrisy" of the politicians who run state government.

"A bunch of them are cheating on their spouses, a lot of them drink in excess, very few of them know what's going on, they just take their marching orders from legislative leaders," Blagojevich said.

As salacious as Blagojevich's comments may be, what ultimately will matter is whether he can tell prosecutors about illegality in state government, Beal said.

"Feeding them a lot of gossip doesn't get you anywhere," he said.

Politicians brushed off Blagojevich's latest remarks.

"We're watching a guy destroy himself in front of our eyes," said Democratic state Representative John D'Amico of Chicago.

Blagojevich toured national media outlets to defend himself instead of attending the start of his impeachment trial last month.

He was in New York City again Wednesday for a planned live appearance on Fox News with talk show host Sean Hannity.

The once-powerful Chicago Democrat warmed up on the morning airwaves in his hometown.

He unleashed biting criticism of everyone from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to state politicians who hold other government jobs.

He also took a swipe at Illinois Senate President John Cullerton for driving a Jaguar and working in what Blagojevich called a "politically connected" law firm.

Cullerton didn't want to talk about Blagojevich on his way into Senate chambers Wednesday in Springfield and hadn't heard what the governor had to say.

"He doesn't want to engage in a public sound bite battle between a guy who used to be governor, who doesn't have a lot else to do right now, clearly," Cullerton spokesman Toby Trimmer said.