Guilt by Association, Blagojevich fallout

With the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, the U.S. is once again getting exposed to the corrupt Chicago political machine. Blagojevich could very likely be the 4th IL governor convicted of a felony!! Don't get me started on the Daley clan.

Obama was able to coat his image with Teflon through the campaign. His opponents in the primary and general election never really got his past discrepancies to stick to him. Aided by a beloved media Obama ducked and weaved his questionable associations with Ayers, Wright, Rezcko, etc. All of that has not disappeared. Take a lesson from the Clintons Barack, your past is always looming, waiting for the day to re-emerge from the shadows when you least expect it and kill or maim your political ambitions.

While the U.S. Attorney was quick to cite that the Obama campaign and President-elect himself have not been associated directly with Blagojevich's conduct, yet! There will certainly be considerable damage to the Obama presidency and administration. Illinois politics is a tight circle of cronyism, even if not directly involved we will watch as many of those that Barack is bringing with him from Chi-town to be involved.

I'm not convinced that Obama or those very close to him have not been involved. ABCNews replays a FOXNews interview where Obama's senior campaign advisor, David Axelrod, states that Obama was speaking directly with the Gov. on candidates for his replacement. They are backpedaling hard on this. Unfortunately for them, this will be very difficult, even for them, to rewind.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/12/questions-arise.html

This adds fuel to Rep. Boehner's strategy captured in a recent memo, in which he plans to highlight corruption among Democrats in the coming years as a way to strike at the foundation of their parties' revitalized brand. This is the tip of the iceberg. A word of caution, don't throw stones in a glass house. Boehner better make sure that the Republican house is clean too.

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3 Reasons to questions BO's judgement

1. Jeremiah Wright
2. William Ayers
3. Tony Rezko

BO and his campaign are ultra-defensive regarding BO's relationship with these 3 men. Makes me question whether there is serious concerns or if they are compensating for what they view as Swift Boat circa 2008.

McCain is right to address these issues. They shouldn't be the primary focus, but help to question BO's past, judgement, moral fiber, and intentions. In my opinion, McCain's key focus area should be to highlight that we are going to have a Dem. controlled Congress after 2008 and that we shouldn't put the most liberal Senator in charge of the brakes. Especially after Biden's response on his role as VP. I paraphase, but his comments from the debate said that he will be the Executives leader on legislative matters. Biden knows his way around the congress and can get things done. Translation: lots of spending. This will be free-for-all!!

Back to BO questionable allies, McCain will have a very difficult time cracking the MSM and getting them to pay attention to this. George S. at ABC used his podium at the Dem. primary debate to ask these questions, probably to help HRC. This may be a way in.

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