Side note:
“Obama endorsed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. But after Blagojevich won, Obama came around enthusiastically...”
More on Burris (see last two posts too)
Paul Vallas could be Governor of Illinois today had Roland Burris, former State AG and comptroller, entered the 2002 Dem primary race in a totally futile bid which many think was not discouraged by the forces of Gov. Rod “Public Official A” Blagojevich. Burris, old-school African-American, pulled both black and liberal voters away from Vallas in numbers just sufficient to give the mile-wide/inch-deep Blagojevich the nomination. Barack Obama? He supported Burris.
Burris has gone on to receive over $1 million in no-bid, low-effort “consulting” contracts from Illinois State agencies under the Governor’s control as well as a $5000/month “retainer” from Loop Capital, headed by BHO homie Jim Reynolds.