Posted on 12/10/2008 6:55:06 AM PST by Liz
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich sold his administration. You could buy practically anything - including Obama's vacant seat. FBI Agent Robert Grant: "Illinois might not be the most corrupt state in the union, but it's a helluva competitor." Blagojevich's corruption defies belief - an alleged attempt to extort personal favors from Obama's folks in exchange for choosing their replacement. Trying to force the Tribune Co. to fire editorial writers by threatening to withhold millions in state aid in a deal to sell Wrigley Field. Soliciting a $50,000 campaign contribution in exchange for $8 million in state funds for a children's hospital. .....has all but destroyed the public's faith in government service, a central pillar of our political system. Fitzgerald may have more news down the pike...."tracking various schemes" to see how far the corruption went.....there's Blagojevich's fund-raiser and "fixer" Tony Rezko, who struck a questionable real-estate deal with Obama that he has called a "boneheaded mistake." Americans are left to wonder about the audicity of their elected leaders and public servants.
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Lord Acton:
“Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
This means, given the opportunity ALL government leaders are eventually capable of this.
The only remedy is to DRASTICALLY REDUCE the SIZE and SCOPE of GOVERNMENT.
-eliminate department, functions,mandates and entitlements.
-Vigorous Cometition is the BEST regulator of ALL private activities with strict enforcement of FRAUD.
Yup-—Rahm is O’s hatchet man.
(Sniffle) b/c the Blessed One is so saintly, pure and undefiled-—he could not possibly drop the dime on ANYONE—least of all, on his buddy-—the Combless One, Gov Rod. (sob)
If this was W what do you think they would be doing?
If Obama didn’t know the skinny about Blago, Rezco,Wright, Ayers, et al, he might not be too corrupt to be President but he would be too stupid to be President.
I think one is named “Marky Post” Don’t know the other one.
I went with Streisand because of the predominate proboscis and Linda Thomason because thomason is in the url of the picture.
Many Clinton losers have jumped (and etc) on ol' Abe's bed...
We have to get that Nov 5 news story out---that one of Obama's first priorities was his replacement and that he intended to (or did actually) meet with Governor Rod Blagojevich (Nov 5) in Chicago to discuss his Senate replacement.
IIRC, Michelle Obama’s salary tripled to over $300,000
tripled in the blink of eye to that amount. It previously was in the nabe of $100,000. Doesn’t really matter, it was one of those “diversity outreach” positions which does nothing except make certain people feel good. And feel even better that they (and not “The Man”) finally get a chance to bilk the local taxpayers.
Aha, indeed.
Let us note also the stated strange origin of all this, this “circumstantial” word of “corruption”.
You see, it did not come from Obama, it came from corruption, a church message, a general message, which O has nothing to do with it.
Me would not be surprized if O’s eloquence were not used by Rev. Wright. It’s becoming obvious who speaks through these “channels” and strange “impersonal” political chain mails.
Maybe Blag will get out if Bush is blamed.
Also, since Blag wanted to run for presidency, he always were dangerous ambitious competition. I would not be surprized if he were trapped and sollicited by O himself. Would it be a way to eliminate potential blackmailers/aka competition.
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