US Atty Fitz on PEBO: 'We Make No Allegations that He's Aware of Anything'

lupercal?? When did Illinois and New York become 2 of the largest states in the union??

Hey Lawrence,

Nobody is backing away from Obama.

You should really turn off Fox for a few hours.

Why are so many trying to defend Obama? All the democrats are running for fear of being linked to the Governor and Obama. I hope that anyone associated with the governor goes to jail,even if Obama is one of them. Justice is for all not a few with deep pockets. All of the people of IL. should keep open mind and not say things that may put water on your face. Merry Christmas

Anon--solicitation of bribery is a crime, and it is the crime he is charged with. They have him on tape soliciting the bribe, and that's a crime whether or not he actually got the goods he was after.

From a legal perspective,
the 76-page complaint has
nothing in it that says
Blago actually took any
money from anybody. Or
broke any law.

He may have talked about
making money off his
gubernatorial power to
name a replacement candidate
for BO's senate seat. But
he did not actually take
any bribe.

While he should resign or be
impeached, there does not
appear to be a legal case
of any sort against him beyond
taped conversations that
took place between him and
his advisors.

The FBI has not proven that
illegal deeds were committed
by the Illinois governor.

You cannot be prosecuted
for vulgar talk or for saying
you'll do this or that when
the reality is that you did
not actually go on to commit
anything prohibited by law.

Posted by: Colony14Author
'That's what you have to do when someone has "the goods" on you. '

sorta like Bush pardoning Scooter Libby....
Pat Fitz' would like a 2nd crack at Cheney..

This guilt by association stuff has got to end. I know it won't, but I would like to see the right wingers use a little common sense here. Don't jump to conclusions. Wait until the dust settles and the investigation is done. Fitsgerald is a pretty stand up guy. [He's also Republican]. If he says he makes no allegations that Obama knew anything then that is what he means.

"Rahm Emanauel tipped off no one. Don't buy that phoney "white knight" story."

That story was offered up by FoxNews.

Rahm Emanauel tipped off no one. Don't buy that phoney "white knight" story.

Blagojevich's phone calls have been tapped by the FBI for ages. The feds have been after Blago since 2003, as pretty much everyone in Illinois knows. Illinoisans were amazed when Obama endorsed Blago for re-election in 2006, because we all knew he was a crook. Yet Obama stood up for him! That's what you have to do when someone has "the goods" on you. (Obama also endorsed the totally unqualified Alexi Giannoulias for State Treasurer in 2006, when everyone knew his family's bank was mob-connected.)

Let's wait and see if the feds ever let anyone know what's on the recording the FBI made of a secret meeting with Obama, Rod Blagojevich, and Tony "the fixer" Rezko. (Rezko, Obama's main money man, is now in jail and singing to the feds.) The threesome met in private at Rezko's Elston Avenue office in Chicago; the FBI recorded it secretly. Why would a U.S. Senator meet secretly with two people who everyone in Illinois knew were being investigated by the feds?

Will Blagojevich spill his guts and implicate Obama if it means a lighter jail sentence? We shall see...

Double standard here. If we were talking about a Republican, there would be accusations with ties to President Bush. But, we're talking about a Democrat, so they stand alone with no ties made to any other Democrat. Who are you Democrats going to blame for everything once President Bush is out of office? You can't continue blaming him for the next four years; wait a minute, yes you can, you're idiots who can take responsibility for your own actions and always want to blame someone else.

we need a strong ethics package if democrats are gonna stay in power for the next 2 years. corruption and unethical behavior have derailed democrats in 2 of the largest states, namely Illinois and New York. Rangel is freakin' screwing us over and this dude from louisiana just freakin' lost. Just when i was starting to think the cynicism of the watergate era might recede a little bit and make space for hope, then we have this lunatic. I do think though that every tragedy presents opportunities, and a strong, stringent ethics legislation should be crafted, one that's not watered down like the latest version but actually gets us something. giving up on politics for the millions of us who've learned to care for the past 2 years actually might be the greatest danger to obama, even though he has the most sterling of records in terms of honesty and honor. This blago thing is just an indictment of politics. and he better do something if he wants to keep the voice of the special interest groups in washington drowned out by the voice of the people.

"How is it some of you are crediting O with breaking this story??????? Blago has been under investigation for a long time, they didn't just magically start investigating him when O became Pres elect"

Yes Blago has been under investogation for quite some time.

But it is being reported by the local Fox affiliate that Rahm tipped Feds off to this particular scandal.

OBUSHA
What about Mccain, Palin,Stevens,Bush,Rumsfeld,Rove,Cheny,And pretty much the whole Bush Administration! CORRUPT CORRUPT AND MORE CORRUPT!

How is it some of you are crediting O with breaking this story??????? Blago has been under investigation for a long time, they didn't just magically start investigating him when O became Pres elect...get over yourselves.

oh and how about the Detroit Mayor lmao culture of corruption

lets not leave out Jefferson of La. and Maloney of FL. democrats "culture of corruption"

getting close Obama.....getting close, your friends are worried lmao

Lydia, the Washington Post has the Complaint on their front page, so you can read it there

I really think new 'stories' like this are a silly waste of time. It would make more sense to actually read the report and report on the details within.