The breaking scandal of Governor Blagojevich (Democrat of course) corruption scandal will expose the extensive and festering sewer of Chicago Democrat corruption with which Obama is intregally connected

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/us/politics/10Illinois.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

December 9, 2008

Illinois Governor in Corruption Scandal

By MONICA DAVEY and JACK HEALY

CHICAGO — “Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday morning on corruption charges, including an allegation that he conspired to effectively sell President-elect Barack Obama’s seat in the United States Senate to the highest bidder.

Mr. Blagojevich, a Democrat, called his sole authority to name Mr. Obama’s successor “golden,” and he sought to parlay it into a job as an ambassador or secretary of health and human services, or a high-paying position at a nonprofit or an organization connected to labor unions, prosecutors said in a 76-page affidavit by the United States Attorney’s office in the Northern District of Illinois.”

US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald describes the charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The depth of the corruption in this case is mind-boggling; Fitzgerald calls it “a political corruption crime spree.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/32127_Video-_The_Arrest_of_Governor_Blagojevich#rss

Questions Arise About the Obama/Blagojevich Relationship

December 09, 2008 3:37 PM

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/12/questions-arise.html

From: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16354.html

“Obama acted as an advisor on Blagojevich’s first gubernatorial run and endorsed the governor during his 2006 reelection.

“If the governor asks me to work on his behalf, I’ll be happy to do it,” reads one quote from a 2006 story in the Chicago Daily Herald.

“We’ve got a governor in Rod Blagojevich who has delivered consistently on behalf of the people of Illinois,” Obama said in another highlighted quote from a 2006 Associated Press story.”

From: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/12/022260.php

On the issue of the U.S. Senate selection, federal prosecutors alleged Blagojevich sought appointment as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Obama administration, or a lucrative job with a union in exchange for appointing a union-preferred candidate.

Blagojevich and Harris conspired to demand the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members responsible for editorials critical of Blagojevich in exchange for state help with the sale of Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs baseball stadium owned by Tribune Co.

Blagojevich and Harris, along with others, obtained and sought to gain financial benefits for the governor, members of his family and his campaign fund in exchange for appointments to state boards and commissions, state jobs and state contracts.

“The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering,” U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement.

“They allege that Blagojevich put a ‘for sale’ sign on the naming of a United States senator; involved himself personally in pay-to-play schemes with the urgency of a salesman meeting his annual sales target; and corruptly used his office in an effort to trample editorial voices of criticism.”

Capitalizing on the economic crisis, Obama has challenged Congress to enact his near-trillion-dollar package of social changes — disguised as a comprehensive stimulus/jobs bill — and to have that legislation waiting to be signed immediately after his January 20th inaugural.

From: http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/obamas_end_run_around_congress.html

“In the name of stopping the economy’s free-fall, through a traditionally-liberal massive infusion of jobs, President-Elect Obama is also adroitly side-stepping Congress’s time-honored system of passing legislation. By the simple ruse of imposing a tight schedule for Congress, Obama will — in effect — put virtually all of the government’s power into his own hands. This is an end-run around Congress’s deliberative process — one that makes FDR’s vaunted and unprecedented “100 days” strategy look like a leisurely process. This is also an end-run around the American people, ensuring that citizen-opponents have no voice, and no role, in shaping this legislation.”