Since the surfacing of the Blogojevich scandal, Obama has categorically denied any personal involvement in the affair, even denying ever talking to the Governor on the topic.
However, last month David Axelrod described a conversation between Obama and Blogojevich regarding his open senate 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"
For those who are unaware, the Governor of Illinois has been trying to sell the appointment of Obama's vacated senate seat to the highest bidder. According to wiretapped conversations, he allegedly offered the seat to Jarret--a close Chicago associate of Obama's and a current key member of his transition team--in return for a cabinet appointment.
As far as the current information suggests, Obama refused Blogojevich's offer. We applaud him. However, Obama failed to report the incident to law enforcement officials and now he is lying about his knowledge of the scandal. For a politician that built his campaign around lofty rhetoric promising change from Old Washington's corrupt politics, Obama looks quite comfortable dabbling in it.
For more details on Obama's involvement in the Blogojevich scandal, check out Politico's 7 questions for Obama.
1 comments:
It's always the lie that gets you. Had the media been paying attention, Obama's lies about his economic adviser's meeting with the Canadian consul (during the primaries) would have nailed him to the wall.
Obama's campaign has set a high standard. When first responding to the Blogojevich scandal, Obama promised that he had no connections, because that would repudiate what his campaign was all about. We must keep in mind that transparency, new politics, was the whole reason Obama was elected. At this point, people should be asking themselves why we chose him.
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