[hoosiermama]

Barack Obama has said that when all is revealed, it will be clear that neither he nor his staff had any contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

Doesn't say anything about them (BO or Rahm-E) having contact with Blank=O aid, or other staff members.

All illegal activities must be kept a couple of levels away from the instigator.

[DrC]

“Barack Obama has said that when all is revealed, it will be clear that neither he nor his staff had any contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich”

Well, strictly speaking, that itself is a lie. We know, or at least we think we know that RE had at least one contact with Blago, albeit “pro forma.” I’m still waiting to see how the “21 conversations” pans out. Even if 20 were with Blago staff, it defies credibility that RE wasn’t engaged in bargaining—even if it only took the form of turning down repeated “pay” proposals.