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    So Tell Me, Jesse, How You See Your Role in Turning around the Problems Facing This Great Land

    Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:35 AM | By Melinda Henneberger
    If Blago is cracking you up, E.J., then there are a lot more laughs in store, because this will not be over any time soon. Was it just coincidence that Obama's friend Valerie Jarrett suddenly said she wasn't interested in the Senate seat on the same day Blago Inc. held a long conference call - with some unnamed party in Washington on the line - detailing what he wanted in return for the seat? If business as usual compromises our best shot at reform and at rewriting the manual before Obama's even sworn in, ain't none of us going to be laughing. Today's question: Did Jesse Jackson, Jr. (aka Candidate 5 for the Senate seat, as laid out in the criminal complaint) really agree to raise $500,000 for Blago in return for the appointment? Unclear, but the Gov. doesn't seem like the sort of guy who would spend 90 minutes just kicking around Junior's hopes and dreams, does he?
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