Frankly, it's obvious that Obama knew of the "sale" of the Senate seat. He acknowledged he knew of the "sale," and "we turned it down." And I believe he knew far more than he's letting on.
Obviously, Obama knows something about what was going on here, but is Schlussel correct that Obama has acknowledged anything related to the "sale," or has said anything remotely close to "we turned it down," in relation to Blogo's request? This could be explosive, if there's any corroboration.
If Obama knew of this prior to November and was approached for input on a sale he by rights as a member of the Senate should have turned this over to the FBI. If he knew this after the election, he as President Elect should have notified the FBI that he had been approached regarding a sale of the Illinois Senate Seat.
What I am reading is that all Obama did or said was the governor would receive appreciation.... APPRECIATION BUT NO PAYMENT FOR SELLING HIS SEAT. Appreciation in the form of what? A job or two for his wife? It appears explosive alright!