Careful, there's no shortage of slime.
Posted on 12/10/2008 10:08:07 AM PST by NormsRevenge
ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. conservatives rubbed their hands with glee on Wednesday over news that the Democratic governor of Illinois has been accused of attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama.
Federal prosecutors said Obama was not connected to charges on Tuesday that Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell the seat Obama vacated shortly after winning the presidency on November 4 for financial and other benefits for himself and his wife.
But news of his arrest came at a perfect time for conservatives reeling from big losses in November's congressional and presidential elections that put Obama in line to succeed U.S. President George W. Bush on January 20.
The story's shock value and explosive quotes from wiretaps by FBI investigators ensure the Blagojevich scandal is something voters will talk about amid questions about possible links between Obama and the governor.
"Folks, this sitcom just gets better and better every day. This is unbelievable! Except that it's all too believable," said Rush Limbaugh, a leading conservative U.S. talk radio host.
Obama should escape being tainted by the scandal since he has never been close to Blagojevich, analysts said, and Limbaugh did not accuse Obama of involvement in the alleged crime.
But Limbaugh said it was evidence of Democratic Party corruption.
"Both parties engage in this stuff but corruption is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democrat Party, always has been, always will be," Limbaugh said on Tuesday.
The issue of Democratic Party corruption is sweet for Republicans, whose party has been rocked by a series of corruption and sex scandals that helped lead to large congressional losses in 2006 and continued with the recent conviction of senior Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.
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Have there been Republican governors in the past few years who have been caught with their pants down or in someone’s pocket? I’m just curious.
What goes around comes around. Let’s just hope the Illinois GOP has learned their lesson and it doesn’t come around again.
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How did Obama get into his senate seat again?
Careful, there's no shortage of slime.
We’re just celebrating Fitzmas
It’s Rooters. Not news, DNC opinion, all day every day.
Gleefull? YES HE IS RIGHT
When truth come to light at last even if it’s late....sensible people(conservatives)are gleefull !
That’s not a surprise
LOL...
images.google.com has a lot of great handrubbing glee shots, just put “excellent” in the search.
Yeah, so? Bite me, Reuters.
“Gleeful” is a very good word for it. Anticipating the further indictments is also nice to look forward to.
It’s called joy at seeing justice in action.
LOL!
Corruption and sex scandals are the way of life in the Demoncrap party.
I am not gleeful at all.
I am sad to see how low our nation has fallen.
I am depressed that we no longer have an honest press.
I am worried that my grandchildren will grow up thinking that this is how our government works.
I am fearful that we are losing our freedom, drip by drip.
I am anxious that we will be unprepared to defeat our enemies, foreign and domestic.
I could go on, but most of you get my drift. If there is any “glee”, it is the faint hope that somehow, as a nation, we will come to grips with the importance of ethics, honesty, character, and integrity.
I am doubtful that this will happen, however. Maybe a good night’s sleep will improve my outlook. But, I doubt that too.
I’m not gleeful, I’m flat out disgusted.
Apparently Obama has never been close to anyone.
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