John Dean indeed! Thanks for your input.
Here is yet another thread from yesterday on the subject:
A holiday classic to celebrate Fitzmas [John Kass]
Chicago Tribune ^ | 12/18/08 | Phoenix11
Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:11:45 PM by Phoenix11
It contains a great version of “The Night before Fitzmas” that you all might enjoy.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150956/posts
From:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122964897338520479.html
...The Blagojevich drama is titillating enough, and local Democrats’ dithering over how to fill Mr. Obama’s seat guarantees it will remain a storyline longer than is comfortable. But the Illinois drama has also thrust new light on the ongoing ethical controversies of House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel. At the rate the House Ethics Committee is receiving complaints — over Mr. Rangel’s real-estate problems, tax problems, his privately sponsored trips to the Caribbean, and donations to his center in New York — this too will make headlines for a while.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune published a new story about Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who racked up $420,000 through a series of suspicious real-estate deals. Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, came under scrutiny this fall for questionable earmarking. West Virginia Rep. Alan Mollohan has been under investigation for a separate earmarking mess. And then there’s Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, who has yet to answer questions about the sweetheart mortgage deal he received from Countrywide...