Does Obama team have something to hide in Blogojevich pay-to-play scandal?

San Diego Union-Tribune...San Francisco Chronicle ^ | December 17, 2008 | Ruben Navarrette Jr.,

[george76]

It may be that neither President-elect Barack Obama nor anyone else on his staff has anything to hide regarding the pay-to-play scandal involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Then, by all means, Obama and his team should stop acting as if they do have something to hide.

The loudest voices in politics and the media are coming from the critics and the cheerleaders. One camp is sure that Obama and his inner circle are guilty by association, and the other is sure they're totally innocent...

The sloppy way the Obama transition team has handled things isn't building credibility with anyone but a docile press corps.

Columnists, news anchors and liberal pundits assure us that just because Blagojevich has been charged with intent to sell Obama's Senate seat doesn't mean that Obama or his advisers were in the market to buy.

Even the statement issued this week by the transition team sounded Clintonesque, which is no surprise since Obama has so many ex-Clinton staffers on the payroll.

Any discussions between members of the president-elect's staff and Blagojevich or any member of the governor's staff were in no way "inappropriate," according to the statement.

Obama used the same wording in his comments to the media this week, insisting that "nothing that my office did ... was in any way inappropriate or related to the charges that have been brought."

Who decides what is inappropriate?

[Grampa Dave]

"nothing that my office did ... was in any way inappropriate!"

Obama's office says his staff had no 'inappropriate contact' with the Illinois governor!

Rahm, "I never had sex with, nor 21 inappropriate phone calls, nor 'inappropriate contact' , nor had "inappropriate financial discourse' with the Illinois Governor. Hell, President Obama and I don't even know him."

Chicago Team Obama

Hey Zer0, How are you hanging in there with the big boys? How's your smoking and facial tics coming along? Enjoy your ride. The fun is just beginning.

[SunkenCiv]

"Nawwwwww! Now whip out the Koran so I can take the oath, losers!"

[Fred Nerks]

WHO IS THE MAN WITH BLAGO AND AUCHI? LINK.

REZKOWATCH.LINK.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Here's one for Hannity and Colmes: Did it get leaked by Dems before Rahm was able to seal the deal on a quid pro quo payoff to Blagojevich on behalf of Obama for the Senate seat in order to avoid an impeachable crisis situation for the Dems? Someone wanted it to blow up before there was more evidence on a real bribery for the seat.

[george76]

Immigration to the US, 1820-2007

http://vimeo.com/2424744

[BIGLOOK]

nothing that my office did ... was in any way inappropriate

Obama's as honest as the day is long.

He'll do better after winter solstice.

This is certainly a first! We now have a Presidential-Elect Scandal instead of the run of the mill Presidential scandals. I love this change!

[Ann Archy]

Obama’s Bathwater Drinker Press. Lapdogs SOMETIMES NIP....these bathwater drinkers will NEVER nip at Obama.