Excerpt:
"At a news conference late this morning, (Patrick) Fitzgerald said Blagojevich 'has taken us to a truly new low' and went on 'a political corruption crime spree. We acted to stop that crime spree.'
Fitzgerald also accused Blagojevich of attempting 'to sell the U.S. Senate seat' that President-elect Barack Obama vacated.Robert Grant, FBI special agent in charge of the Chicago office, said the arrest of Blagojevich should serve as notice that 'business as usual will no longer be tolerated. That selling your office for personal gain is a thing of the past.'"
And what does the current occupant of the "office of President-elect" have to say?
"Obama told reporters he was 'saddened and sobered' by Blagojevich's arrest.
'I was not aware of what was happening,' Obama said. 'I had no contact with the governor or his office and so I was not aware of what was happening.'"
"No contact".
Really?
Meanwhile, Tony Rezko's name resurfaced yet again. I wonder what just might become of that?
Noteworthy excerpt for context:
"1) Blagojevich is not a political neophyte, and he didn’t get to be the Illinois State governor by virtue of being a saint. If nothing else, his experience in the Governor’s mansion, and his path to the Governor’s mansion have given him a pretty good idea as to who is on sale in Illinois politics and who isn’t.
2) It always takes two to tango, Blagojevich would not have spoken to his closest aides about a “pay for play” scheme involving Barack Obama, if there wasn’t a possibility of a 'pay for play' scheme involving Barack Obama. Blagogevich knew Obama had a price, but his frustration was borne out of the fact that he could not afford it, or that Obama wasn’t a willing seller in this instance.
3) Similar to point #2, the fact that Barack Obama did not agree to play, is what led Blagojevich to get pissed off, probably because in the past Obama has played, and played extensively for that matter.
4) Though Fitzpatrick said there are no 'allegations' about Barack Obama or 'his conduct', in the letter referenced at the beginning of this post, Tony Rezko indicates that the Feds have been pressuring him to squeal on not only Rod Blagojevic, but also Barack Obama. So either Tony Rezko threw in Obama’s name for gravitas (unlikely), or Patrick Fitzgerald is not saying everything he knows (highly likely)."
Noteworthy scenario excerpts:
"So let’s see, the way it has been so far, Rezko squealed on Blagojevich (and maybe) Barack Obama to reduce his sentence. If given the chance to squal (and he shall be), who could Blagojevich possibly squal on? Hmmmmm
Anyway, after all is said and done, there are four possible scenarios:
1) Barack Obama shall be indicted before January 20th
2) Barack Obama shall be indicted after January 20th, and impeached and possibly removed
3) Barack Obama shall not be indicted, but shall be impeached and possibly removed
4) Barack Obama shall carry on like nothing happened, for nothing shall happen
With the passage of time, 1 or 2 seem to have a higher probability of happening than 3 or 4…"
"Fitzmas" just might have a new meaning this year.
7:54 PM UPDATE:
The pushback and revisionism has already begun:
"Obama senior adviser David Axelrod had said on November 23 in an interview with Fox News Chicago that Obama had 'talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them.'
Axelrod issued a brief written statement on Tuesday saying he had been wrong.
'I was mistaken when I told an interviewer last month that the president-elect has spoken directly to Governor Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy. They did not then or at any time discuss the subject,"' Axelrod said."
Of course you were wrong, Mr. Axelrod. Of course they did not discuss the subject. I would expect to hear nothing else from you and your charge.
Let's see what Fitzgerald gets you and Obama to say in front of a grand jury.
8:16 PM UPDATE:
Hey, kids! What time is it?
It's time to play NAME THAT PARTY!
Option 4 is more than likely to be the outcome. Nothing will happen because when all is said and done all will be bought and paid for and those who don't play will be silenced. That, my friend is the way Chicago politics is and has always been played.
ReplyDeleteLet's see just how much integrity and determination prosecutor Fitzgerald has.
ReplyDeleteHe certainly pushed hard enough to nail SOMEONE in the non outing non scandal of the Valerie Plame nonsense.
Will he be consistent?
Will he be consistent?
ReplyDeleteNope, that was against the current administration. This new deal is against those have kept his coffers filled.
That's reality so look for nothing to happen. The LSM has dug up every thing from the old news on the "bathroom stall" to what Palin paid for her bloomers to draw the attention away from Obama.
Another sleaze ball from the Windy City.
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