Blago scandal: Rahm Emanuel and Jesse Jackson Jr face new revelations: Timesonline

[alexey]

Because he's the messiah and therefore cannot sin?

Wow, really? I didn't realize you thought so highly about Obama.

[mcsluggo]

holy bazooks

this thread has DEFINITELY made me stupider by reading it. I want my time back.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

I am sure Emanuel had some discussions about the seat.

But I think Emanuel is smart. If he openly said to a governor under investigation for corruption, "You can make $xxxx by appointing xxxx," I would be flabbergasted.

[Burgundy Burner]

Obama just cleared himself of any wrongdoing in this case.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

This coming from the team that sent dozens of investigators to Alaska to find out what happened in a beauty contest. Of course, that is more important than trying to sell a senate seat.

Cleared! ROFL!!!

[Predicto]

holy bazooks

this thread has DEFINITELY made me stupider by reading it. I want my time back.

Welcome to the Tailgate.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16586.html

"At the direction of the President-elect, a review of Transition staff contacts with Governor Blagojevich and his office has been conducted and completed and is ready for release. That review affirmed the public statements of the President-elect that he had no contact with the governor or his staff, and that the President-elect's staff was not involved in inappropriate discussions with the governor or his staff over the selection of his successor as US Senator.

"Also at the President-elect's direction, Gregory Craig, counsel to the Transition, has kept the US Attorney's office informed of this fact-gathering process in order to ensure our full cooperation with the investigation.

"In the course of those discussions, the US Attorney's office requested the public release of the Transition review be deferred until the week of December 22, in order not to impede their investigation of the governor. The Transition has agreed to this revised timetable for release."

[Barney B]

If you think that the U.S.S. Obama must be headed for the rocks just because he's shaken hands with a few purloining scalawags, then you REALLY owe it to yourself to get acquainted with the history of the Reagan administration (remember Reagan? The Other Messiah?) See if you can add up the actual number of scandals/indictments among Reagan's closest associates (here's a hint: we're gonna need a bigger abacus).

The fact that RR never met a shyster he didn't give an appointment to didn't stop him from having what a lot of people think was a pretty good run overall. :2cents:

[Larry]

If you think that the U.S.S. Obama must be headed for the rocks just because he's shaken hands with a few purloining scalawags, then you REALLY owe it to yourself to get acquainted with the history of the Reagan administration (remember Reagan? The Other Messiah?) See if you can add up the actual number of scandals/indictments among Reagan's closest associates (here's a hint: we're gonna need a bigger abacus).

The fact that RR never met a shyster he didn't give an appointment to didn't stop him from having what a lot of people think was a pretty good run overall. :2cents:

:munchout:

[Jumbo]

Obama just cleared himself of any wrongdoing in this case.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

This coming from the team that sent dozens of investigators to Alaska to find out what happened in a beauty contest. Of course, that is more important than trying to sell a senate seat.

Cleared! ROFL!!!

Hey---speaking of her...when you're done foaming-up I posted a couple tidbits on your guys' Chosen One and beauty contest veteran in a bumped thread.

BTW, be prepared to arm wrestle mi amigo, twa, if you ever wish to take her hand in worship.

[I_Slapped_Jerry_Jones]

The press is failing. What happened here is PROOF THAT OBAMA IS NOT CORRUPT.

No, nothing of the sort has happened. Nice try, sit down.