Blago vs. Mell -- Steel Cage Match!

The family feud between Chicago alderman Richard Mell and his son-in-law, Governor Rod Blagojevich is making for some tasty political theater. Mell, who is connected with the Democratic old guard in Chicago, played king-maker for the governor, getting out the vote and creating a fundraising system that tapped the deep wells of Chicago's Democratic machine. Mell is now fuming because the governor is attempting to distance himself from the pound of flesh usually required by the machine -- his political soul. The governor, who is extremely aware of his white knight reputation, is attempting to make good on his "clean up Illinois" campaign promises by seemingly taking every opportunity to stick it to Chicago Dems, calling out Mike Madigan early in his administration, shutting down (temporarily) a dump connected to Mell, among other actions. There have even been suggestions that Blagojevich has created a fake feud between himself and his father-in-law to burnish his reputation as a reformer, which would take some truly Machiavellian chutzpah if true. What I can't figure out is which is the true Blagojevich (who I did vote for) -- the reformer, or a politician with his eye on a bigger national office who knows that it plays well in the media to appear to be his own man, or someone in between? Although, I must admit, as long as he keeps signing legislation and pushing reforms that I like, the answer to this question matters less to me.