Obama probably will not get in trouble with this Blagojevich affair. But you have to wonder how clean one can be coming from a stinky political scene such as Illinois. Five out of last ten governor got indicted? That is a higher percentage than baseball players on steroid. I think Illinois will beat out Louisiana for the Super Bowl championship of corrupt politics.
Obama seems safe from this episode because Blagojevich complained on tape, in colorful language, that the Obama team will not pay. But that means he must have talked to someone from the Obama team. That in itself is not wrong because you would expect Obama to have an opinion as to whom should be appointed to his vacated seat. Obama's response so far has not been very strong. He needs to be more transparent. How long does it take to question everyone that may have talked to Blagojevich? I know he says that the prosecutor does not want him to say anything yet. But it seems to me that Obama should have nip this whole thing quicker. He needs to devote his full attention to all the other problem he will face next month.
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