Those Charitable Dem Politicians

A who's who list of prominent Illinois Dems moved to be especially charitable these days. Sun Times:

Blagojevich moved to give $65,000 tied to Rezko to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, campaign spokeswoman Sheila Nix said.

Obama is divesting his federal campaign fund of $11,500 in donations from Rezko, who hosted a 2003 fund-raiser for the senator, campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan said she planned to channel $40,500 in Rezko money to charity, and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, a recipient of $25,000 in Rezko-related cash, also is giving the money to charity, as is Todd Stroger, the Democratic Cook County Board president candidate who got $3,500 from Rezko, aides said.

Also receiving contributions, as stated in the Belleville News Democrat, are State Comptroller Dan Hynes, and from related figures in the case, Dem candidate for Treasurer Alexi Giannoulious (see other questionable contributions to him as well) and congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth.

Rezko is also being sued by another businessman for defaulting on a loan the man guaranteed. The loan was made by Giannoulious' Broadway Bank.

Meanwhile, where is Rezko? Reputed to be out of the country, somewhere between London and Syria, maybe he's found a good place to hide here, a safe house that is apparently unoccupied---how about the Governor's Mansion in Springfield?

Previous posts here and here.

UPDATE: Rich Miller's column in Sun Times, "Are we getting down to crooks of the matter?" More in his Capitol Fax blog.