i think it's possible that the blagojevich scandal might be a bit worse for the obama admin than people are saying right now. it has to strike you that his every act as governor is the possible site of malfeasance. now not only has obama been in the middle of illinois politics through the blag admin, so has rahm and a bunch of other people close to b.o. there are liable to have been myriad connections throughout. everyone just keeps saying, obviously there's no problem, so why don't they just lay it all out there? no doubt they're thinking of every interaction of a whole bunch of people with the blag junta over a period of years, wondering if anyone ever did a bit of unsavory business with him. it would not surprise me if several had. even if none of these people - e.g. the superintendent of the chicago schools, now secretary of education-designate - ever played along to get something accomplished (which seems a bit unlikely), were they aware of any criminal or corrupt activity? everything that man has touched for six years is tainted, and all these folks were within arm's length.