President Joe Biden

Whenever someone tells me, “move along, nothing to see here” I get suspicious. So, with the news media, the Obama camp and legal beagles coming out of the woodwork to emphasize the seven degrees of separation between Governor Rod Blagojevich and Barack Yo’ Mama, my spidy senses start twitching.
Living in Illinois I can attest to this; we’ve known for years what the rest of the country is only now finding out, our governor has treated the electorate of this state much like a baby treats a diaper. The citizenry of the state saw this coming. We had only hoped the arrest of this rube to be more akin to Rodney King than Scooter Libby; maybe next time.


Though expected, there are aspects of this case that seem to make little or no sense. First, leaks don’t come out of the U.S. attorneys’ office in Chicago. It just doesn’t happen. Say what you will about Patrick Fitzgerald, “and I’ve said a lot” he runs a tight ship and suffers not fools. Yet, as soon as the ink was dry on federal warrants to wiretap governor “hairball”, the Chicago Tribune had the story and prepared to run it. Fitzgerald got them to hold the story until one week before the arrest. Meaning, the leak had to have come from the FBI, who, by the way, will have none other than Barry-O appointing a new director in a few weeks.
Coincidentally, Valerie Jarrett, Barry’s choice to replace him, withdrew her name from consideration just as the Chicago Tribune printed the story revealing governor Rod had become an audiophile. Why did she suddenly stop wanting to be a United States senator with all of the accompanying graft? Hmmm….


Another thing; I’m not for one second buying this altruism defense of Elliot Ness in shutting down this investigation when he did so. It’s beginning to look like Pat was more afraid of whom he might catch in his net than the bass he’d already boated. It’s lunacy to shut down an investigation before the actual crime being investigated is committed.


In legal terms all we have here is intent and possibly a conspiracy. For binding legal precepts, “what is needed” is an offer, acceptance and consideration. This case represents only one of the three binds. A stated fear that the governor might actually commit the crime and appoint a senator is at best disingenuous. A legal remedy would have been available. Fitzgerald could have ridden in on his white horse, exposed the bribe along with the briber, tracked the exchange of compensation, slapped the cuffs on the perps and give us the perp walk we were denied. The Senate would have never allowed that senator in waiting to be seated and we could begin construction of the Illinois wing at the Federal penitentiary.


No, there’s something here that doesn’t pass the smell test. And, don’t even think this is the end of governor, “hot Rod”. He isn’t wired like that. You can bet he is setting in his office taking offers of large dough to keep his mouth shut. Why do you think the democratically controlled, Illinois house of representatives is balking at impeachment? You can bet your grannies homemade apple pie recipe that he has dirt on all the leadership. That’s just the way Illinois works.


Back to Obama; it’s well known around Chicago that federal investigators have been roaming the city and paying special attention to real estate brokers. In particular those involved with the sale of Hyde Park properties owned by one Anthony Rezko and Hussein Obama. Evidently Mr. Rezko has been very helpful in these endeavors. Perhaps now we’ll see just how, “law and order” Patrick Fitzgerald is. Can you say President Joe Biden?

Conservative Springfield 12 DEC 08