Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges for Trying to sell Obama’s Senate Seat

 By now it is no secret that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on corruption charges.

 Before I get started on this post I wanted to mention something that just bothers the living shit out of me. I have read several stories about this issue before posting this and the part that bothers me the most about the reporting of this story is that maybe one of these stories bothers to  mention which party Rod Blagojevich belongs to. Contrast that to this story that broke on the same day about a congressman who had to spend five days in jail for drunk driving. Not only did the headline mention what party he belonged to, but the second paragraph reaffirmed that he was a Republican.

 This happens over and over again. When you read a story about political corruption and at the end of the story you don’t know what party the person belonged to rest assured that it is a Democrat.

 Anyway, now that I have that off my chest.

  One of the many charges against the DEMOCRAT governor is the fact that he was basically selling president-elect Obama’s senate seat to the highest bidder. In other words, he was saying to the interested candidates for the seat, “what’s in it for me?”

 Barack Obama claims that he had no contact with the Illinois governor about filling his senate seat. 

I had no contact with the governor or his office and so I was not aware of what was happening, ” Obama told reporters today in Chicago. “It’s a sad day for Illinois. Beyond that, I don’t think it’s appropriate to comment

 But that may not be entirely trus, as his senior advisor David Axelrod said previously that Barack Obama was in contact with the governor about who should fill his vacated seat.

I know he’s talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them

 Since the corruption and arrest story broke David Axelrod has backed off of his claim that Obama spoke directly to Governor Rod Blagojevich about Obama’s vacant seat.

 was mistaken when I told an interviewer last month that the President-elect has spoken directly to Governor Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy. They did not then or at any time discuss the subject

 Somebody is not telling the truth here. Did Barack Obama have contact with the governor about his vacant seat or didn’t he? That is the question. I think you know what conclusion I have come to. 

 Of course he had input into who would take his seat, but now that the scandal broke he is naturally trying to distance himself from it. Chicago is notorious for having one of the most corrupt governments in the country and Obama has been brought up politically  in this climate so is it too much to assume that he knew what was going on? I don’t think so.