Friday, December 19, 2008

BlagObama Roundup

UPDATE(s) more below: Blago news conference today at 2. Tribune: Why is Obama dodging? WaPo here.***

Oprah looking for a house in DC?

Newsweek backgrounder on the family feud-- Blago's father in law, Dick Mell, "The Governor-in-Law".

Stephen Hayes, TWS: What does Obama really think about Blagojevich?

Kimberley Strassel, WSJ: Dems are the new ethics story (you know, culture of corruption--mention of Rep. Luis Gutierrez as the latest)

Joe Conason, Salon: Obama has mishandled the Blagojevich scandal.

From Chicago, more: John Kass, Tribune: Got corruption? Get Jesse Junior. G-man. Sun Times: What's next for Blago's brother and wife Patti? They're lawyering up. Steve Huntley, legislature plays politics with Senate seat. Sneed: Blago signs pardons. Pat Hickey on the SEIU. Tom Roeser, Chicago Daily Observer: Obama's Ponzi Intellectualism. And it's snowing bigtime in Chicago.

Oh and yes, Blago will get all of the Rahmbo tapes.

A few more links: RCP Blog, Honeymooning in Chicago, with some info on how this all is polling. Gateway Pundit: 10 year anniversary of Bill Clinton impeachment. Deep Throat dies at 95. Chicago hippie "artist" nude of Blago in his nude governor series.

UPDATE: Legal Insurrection, "Are Illinois Legislators about to violate federal wiretap law?" Sun Times story here.

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