Bombshell:Obama knew plot to trade Cabinet post for appointing Jarrett to Senate

[Gaspar]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/2427402,CST-NWS-BLAGO24.article
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Blago.Obama.Senate.2.1770821.html
http://blogs.suntimes.com/blago/2010/06/blagojevich_on_tape_get_obama.html

A top aide to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he believed Barack Obama knew of Blagojevich's plot to win himself a presidential Cabinet post in exchange for appointing Valerie Jarrett to the U.S. Senate.

John Harris, Blagojevich's former chief of staff, testified Wednesday in the former governor's corruption trial that three days after the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election, the ex-governor told Harris he felt confident Obama knew he wanted to swap perks.

Rahm Emanuel, Obama's soon-to-be top aide, had called him to give him a list of four people that Obama would find acceptable as his successor in the Senate. They were Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.; injured Iraq War vet Tammy Duckworth; U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes.

[Conan71]

Here's the problem:

Blago is a pathological liar and sociopath.  Who can believe a word this guy says?

Secondly, assuming this does have merit, do you think it should or would be customary for someone who vacated a Senate seat to tell the governor who he or she finds "acceptible" as a replacement?  I'm curious if this was a "suggestion" or it was Rahmbo "telling" him who he should be looking at.

[Hoss]

Here's the problem:

Blago is a pathological liar and sociopath.  Who can believe a word this guy says?

Secondly, assuming this does have merit, do you think it should or would be customary for someone who vacated a Senate seat to tell the governor who he or she finds "acceptible" as a replacement?  I'm curious if this was a "suggestion" or it was Rahmbo "telling" him who he should be looking at.

Exactly.  Since it hasn't dropped in the MSNatlM yet, I'm wondering if Scott has been channeling his inner Drudge...

[Gaspar]

Exactly.  Since it hasn't dropped in the MSNatlM yet, I'm wondering if Scott has been channeling his inner Drudge...

I did get that from Drudge. . .Slow day. 

[Hoss]

I did get that from Drudge. . .Slow day. 

I would never have guessed.

[Gaspar]

I would never have guessed.

That being said, it's the headline almost everywhere else now.   

[rwarn17588]

One of the newspapers in Chicago have been calling Blagojevich "Dead Meat" because his chances of prevailing at the trial are nil.

[Gaspar]

One of the newspapers in Chicago have been calling Blagojevich "Dead Meat" because his chances of prevailing at the trial are nil.

That's cause he's full of crap.  Most elected officials in Chicago are.

[Hoss]

Not quite the bombshell anymore, is it?

There's a difference when the accused was reported as saying"he felt confident Obama knew he wanted to swap perks." then what Drudge was reporting.

However, considering the source, it's not surprising.