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Jan 3 2009

A top Senate Republican is criticizing Harry Reid’s involvement in the Illinois Senate seat scandal

A top Senate Republican is criticizing Harry Reid’s involvement in the Illinois Senate seat scandal, accusing him of meddling in the state’s affairs by pushing certain candidates in phone calls to Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

According to a Chicago Sun-Times report Saturday, Reid called Blagojevich on Dec. 3 and urged him to tap either state Veteran Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth or state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, both Democrats, to fill the seat. Blagojevich was arrested less than a week later on corruption charges that included allegations he was trying to sell the seat to the highest bidder.  Read More

How many more of these democrats have called Gov. Rod Blagojevich about this senate seat of Obama? What else will be found out after all the tapes has been released or by a grand jury? This is another issue that Obama will have hanging over him for many months to come!

LINKS:
(1) Is Harry Reid a racist?

(2) Burris writes Reid

Dec 31 2008

Barack Obama: Between a Rod and a hard place

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Obama’s Hawaiian vacation has been interrupted by news of an Israeli incursion into Gaza. He faces a mounting economic crisis even before he takes office.

And now, just as Obama was starting to distance himself from the machinations over filling his Senate seat, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s surprise pick is dragging him back in to the home-state mess – along with the kind of hard-edged racial politics Obama tries to avoid.
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Maybe Obama should not of ran off to Hawaii to hide from his troubles! Maybe he should have stay here and face the music. Hasn’t he heard that you can’t run away from trouble?  What do you think?

LINKS:

(1) Sign Up for Martyrdom HERE by ginnypub

(2)  Blago surprise: Here comes his Senate replacement; race-card circus; Obama says no By Michelle Malkin

(3) Blagojevich Appointing Burris to Senate by texasdarlin

Dec 31 2008

Barack Obama: Don’t Seat Blagojevich Appointee – Burris Donated Thousands to Blagojevich

President-elect Barack Obama says he supports the decision by Senate Democrats to deny his vacated Senate seat to an appointee of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. On Tuesday, Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. He would be the nation’s only black senator.
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I just don’t know about this, should a president tell the senate not to appoint someone? Will not this look like Obama is not happy with Gov. Rod Blagojevich pick because its not one of the people on the Barack list of wanted picks?

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Burris Donated Thousands to Blagojevich

According to Illinois State Board of Elections records, Burris donated $1,000 to Friends of Blagojevich on June 27.

On Oct.22 of last year, he donated another $1,500.

The records also show that Burris’ company, Burris & Ledbed Consulting, Inc., a government relations, media and political consultancy firm, made two donations totaling $4,000 to Blagojevich’s campaign on March 13, 2006, just as Blagojevich’s gubernatorial contest was heating up that year. Read More

I don’t think Blagojevich is going to take this Obama statement to easy and if Obama or one of his aids did any wrong doing with the Gov. then when he spills what he knows trying to defend himself he will not hold back anything!

LINKS:

(1) Blago surprise: Here comes his Senate replacement; race-card circus; Obama says noBy Michelle Malkin

(2) Blagojevich Appointing Burris to Senate by texasdarlin