The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
Thursday, January 10, 2008

UPDATED: THE SLIMING BEGINS--Obama Corruption Connection? Barack's 'Little House on the Prairie'

After last week's loss in Iowa and the "close call" in New Hampshire, pundits have been wondering when Hillary's team would break out the "Big Guns" on Obama. Well, sports fans, it appears that the first salvo has been fired; this from ABC news, home of This Week with George Stephanopolous (h/t to the Instapundit):
In sharp contrast to his tough talk about ethics reform in government, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., approached a well-known Illinois political fixer under active federal investigation, Antoin "Tony" Rezko, for "advice" as he sought to find a way to buy a house shortly after being elected to the United States Senate.

The parcel included an adjacent lot which Obama told the Chicago Tribune he could not afford because "it was already a stretch to buy the house."

On the same day Obama closed on his house, Rezko's wife bought the adjacent empty lot, meeting the condition of the seller who wanted to sell both properties at the same time.

Rezko had been widely reported to be under investigation by the U.S. attorney and the FBI at the time Obama contacted him and has since been indicted on corruption charges by a federal grand jury in a case that prosecutors say involves bribes, kickbacks and "efforts to illegally obtain millions of dollars."
Don't expect this story to fade from view any time soon, at least in the blogosphere. I am not so confident in the drive-by media, because the so-called Bradley effect applies to our PC big media elites just as much as it does to voters in New Hampshire. When you see this Obama story lead on MSNBC, CNN, or CBS, then you can dismiss the Bradley effect in the media. But don't hold your breath.

Meanwhile prepare for more salvos--from both sides. Hillary's win means that the gloves are coming off. Put on your hazmat suits, because here it comes. Should be a fun ride for Conservatives.

UPDATE: More (different) dirt on Obama here. Put on your flak vests...

UPDATE: An example of "dirty politics" in action... (guess who??). Obviously, the Clinton Machine is alive and well.
DiscerningTexan, 1/10/2008 02:14:00 PM |