Can anyone identify the fella pushing the button??
Posted on 12/15/2008 5:27:25 PM PST by Shermy
President-elect Barack Obama said Monday a review by his own lawyer shows he had no direct contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the appointment of a Senate replacement, and transition aides "did nothing inappropriate."
Obama said he is prepared to make the review public, but decided to hold off because prosecutors asked for a delay and "I don't want to interfere with an ongoing investigation."
Controversy has swirled around the president-elect and his incoming White House chief of staff, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, following Blagojevich's arrest last week on charges he schemed to trade Obama's Senate seat for personal gain.
Obama, fielding questions at a news conference, sidestepped when asked whether Emanuel had spoken with aides to the governor.
Emanuel was one of several aides who watched the news conference from the wings.
The president-elect pledged the results of the investigation by his incoming White House counsel, Gregory Craig, would be released "in due course."
He said the probe was complete and thorough, but did not say which of his aides Craig interviewed, whether any of them was under oath at the time, or any other details.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
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Oh, well, if Barry What’s-his-name says that Barry-what’s-his-name’s lawyer says that Barry-what’s-his-name is in the clear, that’s good enough for me. Frankly, I’m just glad we never have to produce ID or background data for anything ever again.
ROTFLOL
He's NOT a crook and he had NO sexual relationship with THAT woman.
We are sooo screwed.
Ah, yes, remember Greg Craig? From Wikipedia:
"He has represented numerous high-profile clients, including John Hinckley, Jr., who was acquitted of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. As assistant to the President and special counsel in the White House of President Bill Clinton, Craig directed the team defending Clinton against impeachment. He was a foreign policy advisor to Senator Edward Kennedy and to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Craig has most recently served as a foreign policy advisor to President-elect Barack Obama during the 2008 election."
Wow—the only virgin in the whorehouse.
Amazing.
I don’t know if I can take much more of this. To think we have at least 4 more years of this nonsense if hurting my head.
Yeah, right.
He is a liar and so is his lawyer.
Well well, how about that sh*t.
What amazing change.
At least Saul Alinsky laid it all out for us.
The commie motherf*cker (as referred to by the governor of Ill.) is now King of America.
Glad to know he's relying on the old Revolutionary Guard to establish his rule.
The Constitution is dead. The Coup is in charge. Time to water the tree.
We cancelled cable the day after the election....my mental health is SO much better! I can’t stand to hear the fawning press and this way, I don’t have to!
This is certainly a great relief to all of us.
I was similarly pleased that Nixon was not a crook.
ML/NJ
I find it ironic that people who want Bush/Chaney tried for imaginary crimes are more than willing to turn a blind eye to this situation
You haven't see the Obama Victory Plate ad, have you?
No inappropitate contact
Sounds so much like: “No Inapproriate Touching.”
Oh, yeah. Like Greg Craig is a model of honesty, morality, ethics and transparency.
We (the American people) are so screwed.
No “inappropriate contact” with Blago...
Oh! they mean there was something else?!
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