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What would you consider "appropriate", Joe?

I'd love to make fun of the GOPers here for their conspiracy theories, but there really are no conspiracy theories...just naked accusations and conclusory statements...but it's hard to make fun of someone's inability to produce rational thought without seeming a little insensitive.

THAT BEING SAID OF SELLING A POSITION FOR THE US SENATE,
AND I PERSONALLY THINK IS DESPICABLE-I HAVE YET TO HEAR
THE LAW THAT WAS BROKEN--SOUNDS LIKE POLITICS AS
USUAL. NO LAW WAS BROKEN WHEN NEARLY A TRILLION BUCKS WAS SPENT FOR THE OFFICE OF "POTUS". AND NOBODY
TRULEY KNOWS FROM WHO THE MONEY CAME FROM.

NAM VET

The numbers don't add up regarding "Urgent & True Bail Out"

"2. One million (1,000,000) at 1 or 2 % will be loaned to each citizen and taxpayer, regardless of income level. This could be in the form of a credit line to be used as necessity is demonstrated.

4. The rest of the $700 billion stays in the government. "

There currently are about 155 million workers (and even more citizens and taxpayers) in the US. At $1 million per worker this works out to a total of $155,000,000 Million ($155,000 Billion or $155 Trilion) or 221 times the size of the $700 billion bailout or about 9100 times what GM and Chrysler are asking for...

It's a nice idea, but whoever suggested this needs to check their math and be a bit more realistic.

If we distributed the $700 Billion to each and every of the 155 million workers that would amount about $4500 per worker.

Each of us needs to learn to be more realistic about our own finances and stop thinking of "pie-i-the-sky" solutions such as this one.

Well what ever you say Joe ; we believe everything politicians say !

tom,
Love the comment!
Isn't it the truth.

"I had no contact with Blagojevich!"
no wait,
"I had no inappropriate contact with Blagojevich!"
no wait...

I have to say... and you thought Bush was better??? OMG!!! You wouldn't have had any information from him for a decade!! Oh both Bush and Cheney have said "So" or So what" to questions on whether they would have gone into Iraq with different intelligence. So glad they are leaving.

Bush's Legacy: "SO?"
Cheney's Legacy: "SO WHAT?"

You Republicans must be very proud that the last 8 years can come down to 2 words.

I'm a Democrat and I did not vote for Bush in 2000 but he won and that made him my President even though I did not and still do not agree with all of his positions. Since he was my President by virtue of his win I had to give him a chance and I did just that. Why do so many tear down PE Obama talking about how he is going to screw up and how the man is doing nothing so far to makes improvements to the economy when he has even taken office? Do you not realize that he is not the President yet and as such, he can do nothing or take any official acts on behalf of the nation?

Please consider that while many of you may not have voted for him, it is in the best interest of ALL AMERICANS to come together behind this President elect and work with him in an effort to pull our nation out of this recession / depression. This is not the time to be accusing Republicans or Democrats or laying blame. This is the time for all neighbors to work to help each other. Our country is like Brothers and Sisters. They fight each other all the time but when an outside force posses a threat to one in the family, our "In-fighting" stops and we turn and fight together as one family to overcome the outside threat to our family.

"Neither I nor ANY of my staff had ANY contact with the Governor".

Then when Axelrod was found on tape stating that he had indeed contacted the Governor as we ALL WOULD EXPECT, Axelrod joined the list of people that are thrown under the bus.

Not saying that anyone is guilty of anything, but the first inclination was to LIE and that is a FACT.

Look up his original comments and not the ones the next day or the day after, NOBODY had ANY contact with the beloved Governor………

Reasons to doubt Biden ????

He has used that three letter word L I E S before:

I go to this diner all the time............. Sorry, closed over twenty years ago.

When President Moe Howard went on TV in 1929, oops, wrong President and TV was not even invented yet.

I ducked sniper fire with a three star general in a chopter, oops, even John Kerry said that it went down due to weather.

Do we need to even bring up multiple instances of plagarism?

You Obamabots are probably like what is this guy talking about, EXACTLY you bots have no idea what I am referring to because THEY DIDN'T report the stuff on Obama or his crew.

Sorry, I sound like a typical person from one of our 57 states......

Is it my imagination or are the right wing pundits still trying to make Obama look bad and maybe reverse the election results? Most of the Repubs are doing their best to somehow tie the president elect to any kind of scandal with the governor of Chicago. It is nice to see just how much it hurts them by losing the White House !

What people are complaining about is not that there was or wasn't inappropriate contact between Obama's team and the Governor. What they are complaining about is Obama stated there was NO CONTACT between his team and the Governor's team. Not inappropriate contact, but NO CONTACT. We know that to be untrue because the Governor stated Obama's camp wouldn't play the way he wanted. How did he know that if there was NO CONTACT?

just another coverup by obama and his team........bet if you did deeper you can find it...

pete umm that was Sgt. Schultz

as for the rest of you if the Obama camp said NOTHING you would claim they are covering up, since the PROSECUTER said no one in the Obama camp has done anything wrong, since one of the people "turned" by the prosecutiton with a promise of no charges being filed was the senior REPUBLICAN in Illinois. Since the Illinois Constitution gives the Governor the right to choose, "in any manner deemed appropriate by the Governor" a successor to a vacant Senatorial Seat there is the possibility that Blagojevich will be freed from all charges. Since it IS appropriate for an outgoing Senator, and his staff, to discuss with the selection group who should replace the outgoing Senator. And finally since Blagojavich has been caught on TAPE saying that Obama and his staff would not play the game.. for these reasons I would say it is pretty good odds that Obama and staff are innocent of any and all possible charges.

Deaqr Virginia does this answer your question on why you should believe him?

pete umm that was Sgt. Schultz

as for the rest of you if the Obama camp said NOTHING you would claim they are covering up, since the PROSECUTER said no one in the Obama camp has done anything wrong, since one of the people "turned" by the prosecutiton with a promise of no charges being filed was the senior REPUBLICAN in Illinois. Since the Illinois Constitution gives the Governor the right to choose, "in any manner deemed appropriate by the Governor" a successor to a vacant Senatorial Seat there is the possibility that Blagojevich will be freed from all charges. Since it IS appropriate for an outgoing Senator, and his staff, to discuss with the selection group who should replace the outgoing Senator. And finally since Blagojavich has been caught on TAPE saying that Obama and his staff would not play the game.. for these reasons I would say it is pretty good odds that Obama and staff are innocent of any and all possible charges.

Deaqr Virginia does this answer your

@JP

You really are an idiot JP. Your hate filled, negative posts filled with uproven and/or outright untrue innuendoes prove with every post. Try getting an education and taking some medications for that nasty attitude of yours. If you're sooooo superior than everyone else, how about some constructive suggestions, observations or solutions instead of your tirades against something and somebody you obviously know nothing about.

This will never satisfy those who just don't want to believe it.....nothing can be said or done by the Obama team about this because folks want to make something sinister out of it regardless.
Obama has done what he said and the report will be out today.....now the rest of the investigation has nothing to do with Obama and his team that is for the Fitzgerald to figure out.
This of course is not good enough for many, they expect Obama to sit and explain word by word and call by call he may have had with this Gov.....get a grip people!!!!
If you can't wait until the final findings then too bad....there must be something else in your lives more important than worrying about this!!

Absolutely Hysterical.....the uber-lib hypocracy never ceases to amaze! Imagine if this very scandal had occured in the Bush Administration....how many of you uber-partisan Obama apologists would be willing to accept Cheney's statement at face value?

I can only imagine all of the tin-foil-hat grade nonsense you'd all be posting right now! And can you imagine the CNN headline? "Troubled GOP VP Claims that adminstration had no part in Scandal" is my bet.

Your hatred of Bush bordered on the pathological, and now you dopes have the nerve to want the electorate to look the other way....?

The Messiah elect came up through the most corrupt political machine in the nation, and in your eyes he's some sort of Vestal Virgin who rose above it all? Hillarious!!

You made this bed uber-libs.....now drink your kool-aid, and tuck yourselves in.....it's going to be a bumpy night!!

Signed – An Informed Independent

Of course the report will show no "inappropriate contact". Otherwise, why release the report unless someone is ready to admit a problem and resign.

The only issue in the long run will be what's on those hours of tapes we haven't heard yet. US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is famous for letting people make statements and them pull out documents or tapes to charge them with perjury.

Do any of you nitwits who keep saying Biden didn't lie to you and didn't kill your sons remember....

JOE BIDEN VOTED TO INVADE IRAQ!

good god the idiocracy from these people is just amazing

I am totally sick of the media trying to implicate people when there is no evidence to do so.

Obama is not even in the Whitehouse but the media has repeatadly said that Obama should be stepping into the affairs of the government. Should this not and have been be the job of the President who is actually in the Whitehouse? I feel that the Republicans have made a pretty mess of financial and overseas affairs for the past eight years and now with the Blagojevich situation the media is again trying to implicate Obama and his team even though there is and never has been any evidence of wrong doing on their part.

Why not wait and see exactly what the investigation of Blagojevich reveals and then discuss the implications!!!!

This seems plausible to me.

Obama, after all, has not even began his Presidency!!!!

Boy - everyone has become so cynical over the Bush years that it seems difficult for some to believe that maybe, just maybe, a good man has been elected to office.

How sad.

MD, is there such a thing as a smart BROTHER?

eugene, bozo the clown did win, or is he homey d clown

Democrats believed Clinton when he had no inappropriate contact. Wake up sheep!

Some peoples' minds are so twisted. Obama is not going to ruin his achievements with silly little lies at this stage in his life. Get over this ans see waht you can do to help fix your country. Every little helps.

watcher

Hey, AnaB:

J-O-B-S

That's 4 letters, not 3.

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LOL, I know. I was actually responding to the person using the "three letters j-o-b-s" screen name and using their quote.

If what vice-president elect Biden states is true, why didn't someone else do the checking of the traditional teams e-mails and phone calls instead of doing their own investigation? This is not transparency as President elect stated there would be!

He who protesteth too much, casts a shadow upon himself or something to that effect. Problem is this: when the media is constantly in your face and trying to get you to say just one sound bite that they can manipulate and distort to their joy, then it all becomes irrelevant.
Let sleeping dogs lie which means just let this thing go away and let the Atrtorney General do his job. This Attorney General is not in the tank with anyone as he has been taking down both sides, which is good.

Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois and your (big mouth) wife.., 'resign' and leave us along.. Mike in Montana

Virginia-just how many more reasons than you've been given do you need to believe???
If you're determined to get more answers spend some of your free time reading his excellent book "Promises to Keep". May help you understand why so many consider him to be a great statesman.

eugene

"democrats will never lose again,they can run bozo the clown in still win."

I think you just proved that in this election... LOL

Hey eugene,

So what your telling me is there is no such thing as a Republican who is also a minoriy?

Wow......just WOW!

I hate when people say the Media is in the tank for Obama. Last time I checked the Media is in the tank for viewers. Because Obama doesn't pay their salaries, subscribers and advertisers do.

If Obama was guilty of anything the media will be all over it because it brings in viewers. And if some media outlets are in the tank for Obama, what makes you think another outlet will not publish the story? The early bird catches the worm. in the media, the first to break the story reaps the rewards. Use your head. The media is still a business and they aim to make money.

I gotta believe that all the hateful people on this blog are independently wealthy enough that no matter how bad things get in the US, they will be alright.

Oh, no???. Turns out most of you are dirt poor but so filled with hate you would rather see the country and our new administration completely fail before allowing a smart BROTHER to TRY and get us back on track.

I guess no matter what, idiots stick with idiots...

It simply doesn't matter even if U.S attorney Fitzgerald cleared them of any wrong doing....They will simply say he was paid off PE Obama can't win it simply doesn't matter what he does...He is President and everytime someone he knows gets busted ...he is some how dirty?...For the next 4 years how mant investigations will the Republicans asked for?to bad they didn't asked for any with the current Prsident and Vice...

Say it ain't so Joe. Slick your hair back and let the new president elect buy you another round.

It doesn't matter what anyone says, if you don't like Obama you are not going to believe anyone.

I can bet anyone on this blog that when the FBI clears Obama and his Cabinet members the first words to come out of Haters' mouths is "The FBI is in the tank for Obama"

I guess 62% of the American people is also in the Tank for Obama, as well as the Supreme Court for dismissing the lawsuits against Obama.

Keep making up conspiracy theories, while the rest of civilized and educated America moves forward.

the demographics for the 2008 presidential race was finally released in the minority vote was 27% like i predicted,all the media is continuing to tell people is obama won because of the white moderates,its not true,obama won this because of the rise of the minority voters,obama recieved the smallest percentage of white voters for democrats in history,59% of his voters was white,compare to 41% of his voters was minority,thats amazing,ive been talking about this for a whole year now,because the media refuses to talk about it,democrats dont need that much of the white vote anymore,for instance obama recieved ,52.9% of the vote total,and 21.6% of that was minority voters,in 2004 kerry got only 16.3%,in gore only got 14%,what am trying to say is the gop is in a world of trouble the white vote is shrinking at an alarming rate,back in 1980 the white vote was 91% in 2000 it deeped to 81%,now its only 73%,in by 2016 i predicts it will be only 67%,which means the democrats will only need 44% of white voters in 2016,this year obama really only needed 57% of white voters to reach 50%,the republicans are in a world of trouble,in they know it,i predict the gop will be extinct by 2020,the party is over for the gop,g-bush my friends was the last republican president you guys ever going to see,no matter how bad the democrats screw up,because the big rise of the minority vote the democrats will never lose again,they can run bozo the clown in still win.

Okay Joe, we believe you since you always told the truth and never flip flopped. Yeah right.

"inappropriate contact" ????? what kind of excuse is that?? either you had contact or you didn't. It was told to us in the beginning that NO ONE on his staff had contact, hmmm what a difference 3 days make! like i said before, we will be hearing these excuses for a lot of things.
Get use to it!

Used you words carefully joe!

[...] to sell off the Obama Senate seat to the highest bidder – is ready and awaiting to be released. Joey claims that the report will exonerate all the Obama hand picked flunkies. Of course it will and all the mesmerized of the newspaper journalists(cough-cough)/groupies will [...]

If you don't believe this report, just wait for the FBI investigation to complete and the Blago trial go public .... The TRUTH will eventually come out.

However, I do believe that Obama administration is telling the truth.

J.P. did some black dude take your girl or something???

The first rule I learned in J-school was this:
"If your mother tells you she loves you, get a second source."

Not today's media... "What's that? Someone 'on the inside' said their 'internal investigation' exhonerates everyone 'on the inside' and that nothing 'inappropriate' was done? OK, that's good enough for me... hey, thanks for the beer, Barry."

Truly pathetic... WHERE IS THE MEDIA THAT EXPOSED WATERGATE???

canuck December 23rd, 2008 2:28 pm ET

interesting to see the news coverage and this message board if you changed the name Obama to Bush.

Why are you, or anybody still surprised that people don't like Bush? Dude, that's the way it is, get over it.

Hey, AnaB:

J-O-B-S

That's 4 letters, not 3.

AnaB December 23rd, 2008 2:27 pm ET
Yes, what a horrible thing to do, take a vacation before starting the most stressful job of your life.
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Your Republican President, Your shining beacon of 'American Values' is still the chief executive until 1/20/09. If the President-Elect began to push his agenda at this time you would complain about that. Remember that your vote created the last 8 years.

Better wait on that Joe...

Chicago Sun Times
"Tony Rezko may have seen the train leaving without him and wanted to jump back on.
His sentencing is off again as it appears the businessman is talking again with authorities about alleged misconduct under Gov. Blagojevich's administration.
The back and forth concerning Rezko's sentencing happened as Rezko grew tired of being locked up in solitary confinement. Rezko demanded to be sentenced immediately even though he hadn't yet signed on to a cooperation agreement with the government.

But he apparently reconsidered following last week's revelation that Gov. Blagojevich was recorded for six weeks and that a member of his inner circle, John Wyma, was also talking to the feds. There is no future sentencing date set and there is no status in Rezko's case until next year."

You all remember this guy right. Raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama... gave him a half million dollars in free property... is wrapped all over Harris, Blago, Obama (primary fund raiser in Illinois), Daly, Emanuel... is mentioned in the FBI report over a hundred times.

Oh the fun is gonna keep on coming!

SAME SONG DIFFERENT VERSE FOR OBAMA AND ALL HIS CROOKED FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most of the posters need to take exlax to get rid of the toxic load they carry around always spread crap around. if you makes you feel better they are guilty... of what?? you make it up

I found this on http://www.bailouttodo.blogspot.com

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

BAIL OUT

Urgent & True Bail Out

1. Appraise all properties to their current values

2. One million (1,000,000) at 1 or 2 % will be loaned to each citizen and taxpayer, regardless of income level. This could be in the form of a credit line to be used as necessity is demonstrated.

3. Each recipient must:

A. Negotiate all his debts

B. Stay in the work force for at least five years.

C. If changing employment, this must be done with reasonable notice and with simultaneous transfer, whether it is for entrepreneurial reasons or not.

D. All monies must be spent in the U.S., except for rare circumstances where goods or labor required are not available in the U.S. No job outsourcing is allowed for jobs that may be completed by the U.S. labor force.

4. The rest of the $700 billion stays in the government.

This way, the commercial entities that are being bailed-out would not be facing the current crisis because all of their clients would be able to pay their debts, repay their loans, etc. This proposal for a bail out would be cheaper.

Think about it, even President Bush admits that most people have damaged credit. In the existing situation and under the current proposal, most people will not be able to successfully renegotiate their loans with banks, since bank ratings and overall standings are declining with each day.

Granted, my plan may be called idealistic; however, I fear the prospect of America becoming like a Third World country, where economic coup d’etats are common. Rather, my plan is one that would provide a level of stabilization for the government, while at the same time, helping the common man and the average citizen through this difficult situation.
Posted by BLOGGERSVIEWS at 3:36 PM 0 comments
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Fitz: That's the argument Bush used for his case to go to war against Saddam. "You should believe me because you don't know."

@ VIRGINIA..... WHY NOT? Has Biden lied to us? No.

HOWEVER, LET ME REMIND ALL THE FAR-RIGHT FOLKS THAT BUSH/CHENEY LIED TO ATTACK A SOVEREIGN NATION!

IRAQ HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11..... BUT TODAY.... IT IS STILL A WAR ZONE.

BUSH/CHENEY BANKRUPTED OUR NATION.... HOW ABOUT THIS?!

Well then that settles it. No need to ask anymore questions...

shughes7@hotmail.com: There are plenty of liars out there who haven't spent the last eight years lying to you, distroying your rights, decreasing the value of your home, killing your sons and daughters, gutting the treasury, making your country hated around the world, spying on you, raising your taxes, making gas $4 per gallon, leaving you underwater when the leavy breaks, etc…

Your logic is horrible. Using your logic, you should believe everything a used car salesman, a lawyer, or a common thief tells you, because he hasn't spent the last eight years lying to you, distroying your rights, decreasing the value of your home, killing your sons and daughters, gutting the treasury, making your country hated around the world, spying on you, raising your taxes, making gas $4 per gallon, leaving you underwater when the leavy breaks, etc…

The ONLY source for this "inappropriate witch hunt" was a desperate media seeking a story where there was none. And they wonder why their "approval rating" is lower than Bush's.

Poll for right wingers:

Would you rather :

1. Make a big deal about this dumb report

2. Back up off Obama and have the ecomony fixed so we can have jobs, food and a some money in our pockets

Please submit your answer by typing "1" or "2"
(some of you losers are gonna pick "1" and that is a shame)

Why must everything degenerate down to petty political manuevering? I've said all along that I seriously doubt that there was no communication - after all, a Senator who resigns his office must transition over pertinent information and paper work to the Governor of the state - but no IMPROPER communication. Paterson has already repeatedly said this, and further information about the case was requested to be kept quiet by HIM, not the President Elect or his staff.

As for Biden, Virginia, if you knew anything about politics you would know that Biden is highly respected on both sides of the aisle. Yep, he makes some verbal goofs (none nearly as funny as some of Bush's however!), but he has Republican friends and Democrats, not to mention some real Independents. His knowledge of foreign affairs is nearly legendary.

You know, the only people who are saying that President Elect Obama is the Messiah are the Republicans. I voted for a man, not a Messiah. A man I respect, but don't expect to agree with 100% of the time. Many of us voted for him for his message of unity and a return to the rights guaranteed us under the Constitution and Bill of Rights. An intelligent and thoughtful man. I looked past the dirty ads, the divisive and inaccurate policies of the Republicans and saw someone I thought, and still think, will do good things for this country. I'm not a lemming, I didn't drink any Koolaid (although I at least remember where that term comes from), I don't worship at an Obama altar, and I dont' think he's perfect. But he is impressive.

So who cares what Biden says or what the report states?

We may never know the truth on this issue and others. He who controls the media...!

We do know that PEBO's university education gave him a piece of paper or two and a brainwashing in the ideology of the moment which has been left-wing liberal for some time now!

And that PEBO's real education was in a dysfunctional family and a search for an identity, Chicago politics of cesspool thuggery and palm-greasing, Alinsky community organizing techniques, a lifelong interest in radical authors, his relationships – pastor...and his long run for president!

We will see if that makes a good president?

interesting to see the news coverage and this message board if you changed the name Obama to Bush.

Look, if Ted Stevens can still be the Sr. Senator of Alaska, then Blago can look for favors out of his appointment of a new Senator.

Ok why is this case our main focus. I know this isn't something to be ignored...but WHAT ABOUT THE $350 BILLION THAT IS MISSING FROM THE BAILOUT!!!!!! I'M SORRY BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT????? I'm not saying this whole ordeal isn't important, but we need to get our priorities straight....the american people have raped of $700 billion dollars....Just a friendly reminder from you neighborhood political junky

three-letter word j-o-b-s

Meanwhile, the Pres. Elect is sunning and funning in Hawaii , playing golf and enjoying the beach while the rest of America suffers. Shame on you O!
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Yes, what a horrible thing to do, take a vacation before starting the most stressful job of your life.

Virginia, maybe you should believe him because there has been no evidence that anyone on Obama's team did anything wrong.

wow... first it was NO CONTACT (expect Axlerod who said many discussions before changing his mind)... now it's In-Appropriate Contact...

The neat little lies start already...

Honestly, why should we believe anyone in Washington anymore? Both sides, not just one or the other.

Sorry guys, maybe next time! Couldn't pin this one on Obama, just not gonna happen!

looks like that 10.00 you guys sent Obama is being put to good use. Unfortunately, it will only buy half a beer in Hawaii. Look for more of the same from this arrogant dude–and Democrats thought "the big three" were being extravagant–difference is, they have actually done something for America–gave millions of folks their jobs!

I believe Biden because had nothing to gain and everything to loose by messing with the sale of a seat. I know we are use to not believing Presidents because the last time we had someone we can trust is Carter. After that we had a Zealit who lies, a Duffis, a Cheat, and a Ninny. So I understand Virginia not trusting but your folks are out of there. Sit back and what a Black Cat show you how its done.

What do you think he's going to say? That Obama is from
Illinois and nobody gets very far in this state without getting dirty?
That Obama lied immediately when he failed to disclose Rahm's contacts with the Blagojovich camp? That if the Feds don't quash this inquiry as it relates to Obama he will ultimately be exposed as a player too? He's dirty. Count on it.

you should believe vp biden because the fbi has cleared pres obama's ENTIRE TEAM!!

get over it – he won the election.

As Colonel Klink says, I know nothing!

if Obama released the report the day the story broke and it blew the case for the prosecutor everyone would be screaming how Obama released the report early as a political favor to Blagojevich to protect him from prosecution. Hypocrites.

Some people just can't understand that the lies they have been trained to believe during the campaign really are lies. Obama is the most ethical, common sense, leader we've seen in a generation.

We are lucky, enjoy seeing just how great America will become under the leadership of a brilliant man who was elected by people who listened. He wasn't elected by liberals, democrats, independents or republicans. He was elected by people who had an open mind and actually listened to his policies and philosophy.

Virginia, you should believe him because you really don't know what happened, who talked to whom and about what do you? in fact, you not being anywhere near what went on is even more reason for you to STHU and go Xmas shopping.

Thanks

Once again the Obama team exonerates itself.

I am willing to believe Obama had nothing to do with Blagojevich's attempts to sell the Senate seat. I see no evidence to the contrary. But I wonder if the same folks who have already convicted Sarah Palin of hanging around with with drug dealers because (let me get this right) her daughter's boyfriend's mother was arrested on oxycontin drug charges are the ones accusing the "vast right-wing conspiracy" of trying to find a link here between Obama and Blagojevich.

The Vice President -Elect plagerized one of his speeches in the 80's and we should trust his word? I don't think so. I'll wait for the prosecuter to tell us how much trouble Rahm Emmanuel is in. Meanwhile, the Pres. Elect is sunning and funning in Hawaii , playing golf and enjoying the beach while the rest of America suffers. Shame on you O!

I did not have sex with that women, Monica Lewinsky.

Virginia December 23rd, 2008 1:42 pm ET

And we should believe Biden why????

Because the prosecutor said the same thing, maybe.

Wow! Who didn't see that coming?

Virginia, because Patrick Fitxgerald (the Law) basically said the same thing. Get over it. Must you try to digg on our Preident Elect, give him a chance, and stop that bickering. I swear there are some people out there who not happy unless they find something negative on BO and the new administratiion, and they not even in officeyet. Give them a chance and you guys get a live.

The RNC and reporters need to get a life!!!

The investigation will reveal the facts. Any inappropriate contact will easily be uncovered on the taped conversations. It is refreshing to have a CIC who will cooperate with investigations, rather than disrupt them at every opportunity.

This is so ludicrous...Bush runs Guantanamo for 7 years without visibility or oversight.....and still does btw...yet a phone call asking (NOT SELLING) about a senatoial replacement from Obama's camp to IL gets so much press.
Get off it, there was nothing inappropriate about any of this from Obamas side. If Obama had any thread of dishonesty about this, wouldn't he be selling his cabinet seats right now?? Instead of appointing Republicans too!

Blago....well let's see where he goes when this is over!
Thank GOODNESS we are getting reports from Biden and not Sarah....what's her face.

I guess that all depends on what their definition of "inappropriate" is.

Virginia,why do I get the feeling you wouldnt believe your mother if it were her that gives out the report.Your just another partisan hack that believes there are really two parties.

That's a relief, the VP elect, clears the President elect and his team. Phew, I was afraid he might come to the wrong conclusion.

Well, as obama would say about this matter.

uh, oh, um, uh, im not, uh, um ,,, wait let me think, uh, um yea, oh, I , no, we, uh, um, I,

what a joke.

Heck anyone can release a report saying anything they want it to say. I seriously doubt Obama or Biden would let anything into the report that would make them look the least bit guilty.

Thanks Joe, now the Media won't have to look into it. So much for transparency.

@ Virginia,

Umm, why not? Personally, I would trust Joe Biden over a lot of people in Washington.

Oh... well, if he says so, then I'll just conveniently and obediently take his word for it and won't question him further on this issue. Nothing to see here. These aren't the droids you're looking for.

I suppose it depends what our definition of "is" is, huh?
Are we really back to Clintonian word parsing AGAIN??!

Sorry, Barry, where there's smoke, there's fire and I'm not buy a simple "not the droids" statement. I swear, if today's liberal lap-dog media had existed in the early 1970s, Watergate would have never been discovered, and even if it had, the media would have simply and lazily shrugged its collective shoulders. For Shame.

(fawning: Oh! Look, it's Barry! Ooooooh!! Quick, throw your panties!!!)

Because he's intelligent, has 30+ yrs. experience, and most of all because he can be trusted. Whether you Repubs. or HRC fanatics want to believe it or not, that's just the way it is.

Did they all get their stories straight this time? Was there no contact as the Messiah originally told us, or is it no inappropriate contact? Liars must keep to the story or it all falls apart.

Virginia,

You should believe him because he hasn't spent the last eight years lying to you, distroying your rights, decreasing the value of your home, killing your sons and daughters, gutting the treasury, making your country hated around the world, spying on you, raising your taxes, making gas $4 per gallon, leaving you underwater when the leavy breaks, etc...

To name a few...

And you shouldn't believe Biden why????

Virginia said:

And we should believe Biden why????
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You're probably one of those people who "believed" Bush and Cheney for 8 years, and not you have the gall to throw sarcasm? It's strange how the Rethugs and Obama haters let Bush and Cheney get away with war crimes and countless numbers of atrocities and said nothing, but now they are champions of transparency.

And we should believe Biden why????