Posted on 11/04/2006 3:40:10 PM PST by milwguy
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama expressed regret late Friday for his 2005 land purchase from now-indicted political fundraiser Antoin Tony Rezko in a deal that enlarged the senators yard.
I consider this a mistake on my part and I regret it, Obama told the Chicago Sun-Times in an exclusive and revealing question-and-answer exchange about the transaction.
In June 2005, Obama and Rezko purchased adjoining parcels in Kenwood. The states junior senator paid $1.65 million for a Georgian revival mansion, while Rezko paid $625,000 for the adjacent, undeveloped lot. Both closed on their properties on the same day.
Last January, aiming to increase the size of his sideyard, Obama paid Rezko $104,500 for a strip of his land.
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Sen. Barack Obama says he regrets purchasing land from politcal fundraiser Antoin Rezko.
(AP)
RELATED STORIES Prosecutors: Gov's pal owes $50 mil. Rezko dealings raise questions The transaction occurred at a time when it was widely known Tony Rezko was under investigation by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and as other Illinois politicians befriended by Rezko distanced themselves from him.
Corruption and Pedophelia While DEMOCRAT simply isn't a crime....
Didn't you get the DNC/CBS/CNN Memo on this???
Yep, just like the Harry Reid scandal that's dead and gone. Reid was going to resign, remember?
Dims get away with murder, but if a Republican frowns it's gavel-to-gavel coverage on CNN.
Mistake?
No Barack Hussein Obama you no talent jerk - it looks like a bribe?
What did you do, or not do for the money?
Semper Fi
This wont hurt Obama in the least.
He is a Democrat and black and his father was Muslim ,he has inborn immunity.
I wonder if his is one of the FBI files has has.
I wonder if he can get the $29.00 bucks back that he paid for the book.
Did anyone get a comment from Obama's agent Tim Russert about this?
(Barack done after election)
Cookies are "done"
People, are "finished"
The REAL question you should be asking, is how many of Obama's books did he buy???
I saw his book in the Dollar Bin, 3 weeks after it came out. I wwondered THEN why It was doing so "Well"...
He's a Democrat; won't matter.
Culture of corruption.
Mooslime Manchurian Candidate.
yitbos
At least B.O.'s book seems to be selling well.
BUMP!!
So, Obama is not only an oily scumbag and an empty suit, he's a crook.
Surprise, surprise.
Depends if the Clintonorleone's allow him to slide away.
Book advance.
You're right about that but Obama has the "Clinton Machine" going against him and that throws a whole load of new variables into the mix.
Hillary has got to be very jealous of all the attention he's getting and she knows he stands between her and her White House ambitions. That puts him right in her cross-hairs.
This will be interesting whichever way it ends up going.
Using Obama's middle name as well as criticizing Chavez and Kerry got me banned from the gasbuddy.com forum >>> http://chicagogasprices.com/Forum_Topics.aspx?category=1307
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