So far, I haven't heard one steenking question that isn't about Blago.

"...the next few days"

Why not NOW!?!, What's he trying to hide? They're getting their story straight. The moles in the AG ogffice are listening tot he tapes to figure out their story. Why NOT NOW!?!?! Why isn't Obama leading the march on Springfield to dethrone Blago!?! Why NOT!?!?!

'Double-Dealing' Blago Offered Senate Seat to 'Jackson 5'
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=5140

O did stammer on a number of occasions during the Q&A. It shows they've been knocked off balance a bit by this annoyance. But give it a week, and the whole thing will blow over. We will all take a break for the Holidays, and then it's a simple countdown to the Inauguration and an Obama Presidency!

Blago said, "Fuck him," and that is exactly what the MSM/RNC is trying to do.

This is such utter horse-caca! First, I just lived through seven years of law-breaking by the President of the US and his administration. Remember when Cheney met with all those "Energy leaders" in his office and the public and other agencies were kept in the dark about the going-ons during that meeting. Remember when the US violated its national treaties such as common article 3 of the Geneva conventions by torturing prisoners at both Bagram and Abu-Graib(?) and providing people and material support for renditions (taking people to jails in countries where we know they torture), remember when the VP chief of staff leaked the name of a CIA operative, remember when the VP's office to this day refused to turn in material related to these issues despite the efforts of the governments own standards about public record and classification requirements. There is just so much that this passed administration has done that needs to be examined but our media would rather talk about a GOV who was caught saying ethically challenging statements on a FED wire tap (quid pro-quo) because apparently our culture would rather talk about gossip innuendo than solving that many crisis which face us at this time in History. Fucking Sad!

From the NY Times "The Caucus"

The U.S. attorney had also said there was no indication that Mr. Obama was in any way involved. But Mr. Obama did note that his staff was still gathering facts about whether anyone on his team might have been involved, leaving the door open that some inconvenient news could emerge. It seems unlikely that Mr. Obama’s statements today will put these questions to rest.

And this makes me SO mad. If he'd said he wasn't involved and stopped there, those idiots would instantly insinuate he is not telling the whole truth, and if he says he's gathering the facts they say something inconvenient blah blah blah -- they NEVER say he's trying to ensure transparency or something like that.

It should be VERY easy to put the questions to rest. You idiots stop asking those stupid questions, dammit!

I am sorry, but if folks around here can't see why the media would be all over the Blago story like white on rice I have this bridge in Brooklyn you might want to buy. This story is perfect for the media. It is all fluff and little substance. Blago is the very model of a corrupt Illinois governor. Obama is the incoming president and we are talking about his seat.

The only flies in this story are Blago's comments found in the indictment clearly indicating that Team Obama simply wouldn't play ball with Blago, Fitzgerald's comments re-enforcing the same conclusion, the rumors that Emanuel turned the hobbit in, and the story that Obama's push behind ethics reform might have triggered Blago's mad dash to get something done before January 1.

Like I said this is obviously a great story. Much more fun than health care reform or the collapsing economy.

The way most of the people I know are looking at t his story is that it sends a message to power brokers everywhere. Don't fuck with Obama. He is more than willing to drop the hammer on anything sleezy.

I recall reading stories during the primaries where some people in Pennsylvania were complaining that Obama wouldn't play ball by paying certain people to get the vote out. And I remember Chris Matthews criticizing Obama for not giving certain people a "taste", because that was how things were done.

So Obama wouldn't pay people to get the vote out, but we're supposed to believe that he would make some illegal offer to Blagojevich to insure someone got his senate seat?

Would Obama get a pass if he offered to reject and denounce?

Obama, like most of the insiders in Illinois, knew what Blago is like. He wasn't going to get too close to this guy. Taking him out now (hopefully he gets forced out) saves further embarrassment later, and being in transition allows some shielding instead of being in an official position, ie. The White House.

Obamas even handling the first mini scandal pretty well.

I bet I know somebody that is getting a kick out of Obama's "Blago" story problems. Starts with the letter H.

This whole dust-up is the GOP's Transition. Obama transferring INTO power (appointing cabinet, etc), Rethugs transitioning to the basement. Obama's non-involvement is not only so clearly a non-issue, but oh yeah our country's economy still sucks. I give it maybe a few more days of this utter crap fades in the MSM when the bad economy news cycle catches up with the bad Blag news cycle.

Central point being, imho, the Right's use of the media to make it an Obama issue is just the latest example of the kind of childish crap that got them kicked to the curb in a large way. They can't resist changing the topic from health care to fabricated scandal. It's just what they do. Scary. But I think at this point it's fair to say that the vast majority of people are looking forward to Obama and the new Dems taking over on 1.20 and getting something DONE, FINALLY.

Blago's quote about selling the seat should guarantee him a Duke Award

via Newsy

"It's a ****ing valuable thing. You just don't give it away for nothing"
http://www.newsy.com/videos/the_chicago_way_day_two/

Fortunately for Blago, jail cells are free.