Also, check out how Obama was the Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee while in the state Senate. As such, he pushed a bill through the Senate which reduced the number of people from 15 to 9 who sat on the Hospital Board. In order for someone to build a hospital, expand it, sell it, the Board had to issue a Certificate of Need. Blagojevich appointed these 9 board members. Five of them were corrupt and took instruction from Rezko as to whom they should give the necessary Certificate of Need. These certificates usually sold for a $25,000 contribution to Blago. Rezko and others were convicted for these offenses. Much of this is part of the complaint against Blago.
How are you feeling about national health care?
Is this the institution that lord McCain kept itching about Bama sending earmarks?