In all of this, Obama calls to mind Bill Clinton. Aside from the wack-job caucus, few regarded Clinton’s lengthy tenure in the Arkansas statehouse as egregiously corrupt. But neither would any history of great reformist governors feature him prominently, if at all. Some of his close friends from Little Rock would wind up in prison: Susan McDougal, Webb Hubbell. And Clinton’s various entanglements in the Razorback State’s quasi-feudal political and business cultures came back to haunt him during his time in office, most glaringly in the case of Whitewater.Bill Clinton fired all the U.S. attorneys when he took office, to stop the Whitewater investigation in its tracks. He managed to derail it for some time and water it down. This had better not be Barack's strategy. Don't interfere with Patrick Fitzgerald.
Already his slated chief of staff Rahmbo the fixer is under fire, and his appointee to head the Justice Dept. is facing extensive confirmation hearings on the Hill. Eric Holder was quite the FOB to former President Clinton. He can't be trusted not to put political expediency first.
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At the press conference, Obama said that all he could do was “shake my head” after reading the Blago transcripts. One can only imagine his incredulity at the circus now unfolding around the case and what it might mean for him.
(!!!) Heilemann is pretty credulous (talk to your MSM colleague, John) but even he thinks Obama has a problem.
We still don't have the contact info Obama promised us last week. He has a news conference this afternoon.
UPDATE: Rasmussen: "45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal". Kind of a big number at this stage. And 43% strongly approve of the President-Elect. Now.
P.S. From the poll:
Voters nationally are more skeptical than those in Illinois.Ya think?
Illinois has a more fortunate nickname than Arkansas, Land of Lincoln, but over time the mockery may become apparent even to Illinoisans.
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