On one hand, we should give the President-elect the benefit of the doubt.  As with any relationship, if you enter it assuming the worst in every case, you’ll get that self-fulfilling prophecy.  However, in a situation like this, one must at least ask the question of how much President-elect Barack Obama knew about what was [...]

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One of the big players in the Blagojevich corruption scandal has been the SEIU, the Service Employees International Union.  They’ve already spent millions and millions of member dollars on campaigns to support Democrat politicians — specifically, ones (like President-elect Barack Obama) that support abolishing the secret ballot for unionization votes and replacing it with a process called ”card check.”  Under [...]

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When all is said and done, just how close will President-elect Barack Obama be to the Blagojevich corruption scandal? We’ve already heard statements, denials and retractions of various kinds.  Now, a number of news outlets are reporting that Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s Chief of Staff, may somehow be involved in the Blagojevich corruption investigation.   There are plenty of “no comment” [...]

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As nearly every news channel is now reporting, Obama friend Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by the FBI for corruption.  Among the charges:  he tried to sell Obama’s Senate seat to the highest bidder.  Federal wiretaps caught Blagojevich saying things like: “[the Senate seat] is a f—ing valuable thing, you just don’t give it [...]

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