Nightly Ramble: Jackson And Blago;Where’s Rahm?; More

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• We’re now hearing that Jesse Jackson Jr decided to turn state’s evidence against Blago, and has been doing so for a couple years. Let’s see,if you can guess the reason behind his actions:
  1. Because he’s a great American
  2. Because it’s the right thing to do
  3. Because it was the influence of his father making him do the right thing
  4. Because Blago refused to set up a high paying cushy job for Jackson’s wife without being paid to do it.
     

  If you guessed (4), you’re correct. It also means of course, according to race hustlers like Jackson, that you’re a racist.  Now, granted, Blago wanted money to place Jackson’s wife in that job.  But still; is the charge against Blago in that case really to be he didn’t play the crony game the way Jackson thought it should have been played? Is that what we’e come to? Apparently so. And how long, I wonder did Jackson know this guy was dirty and didn’t say thing one?

• Speaking of Blago and the fallout,  Rick Moran points up that we’re still missing a White House chief of staff. Things have been awfully quiet after Obama’s statement that his people hadn’t been talking to Blago. It strikes me as plausable that Fitz has been working with the Obama camp; It certainly places them in a better light than the idea that they’re simply as disorganized as they appear.  But frankly, I can’t help but wonder if they’re not using a bit of co-operation with Fitz to create a shelter for their own misdeeds. And go ahead, tell me how I’m supposed to take the very public self-clearing Obama’s people did in the press yesterday, after the revelation that Emanuel was, Obama’s denials not withstanding, in contact with Blago. The criminal at that point saying “I didn’t do it” somehow lacks creds.  Particularly, now that we know some of the content of the tape.  A lot more is going to be revealed than Obama is comfortable with.  And no, you’re right; after that, I don’t trust much about Obama’s people. Not at all. Nor, frankly, do I trust Fitz, for that matter, after watching what went down with Scooter Libby.
• Let’s note also, that there seems a major difference in the way this is being handled, from the way Charlie Rangel, William Jefferson, and so on, have been handled. Then again, those two don’t come from the same area and poliical machine Obama does.
• Finally, today on the topic of Blago, I note with some interest that Rezko’s sentencing is on hold. This would seem to confirm the speculation that Rezko’s feeding the feds with information.His term would be adjusted by the  amount of cooperation reported by them, you see.
• I don’t even know if I want to comment on this one. I guess I will, though. What kind of parent subjects their child to this kind of abuse? I caught the father on 1210/WPHT (Philly) last night. What’s frightening is he sounds as reasonable and smart as Obama does. Chew on that for a while.
• Rick Warren has lost any credibility he had on the pro-life issue. If Im not mistaken, the phrase is “Get thee behind me, Satan”.
• Oh, yeah… let’s join the PTA.
• Note to my wife, Donna; This is the kind of thing I was taling about this morning, when I suggested we start thinking about moving once the kids are gone. To the rest of you; NY is second only to California in how the Democrat party has screwed things up at the state level. Taxing Ipods? Grated that’s nuts. But think, now… from a basic perspective, at what exact point did it become nuts? And here’s the thing; It’s not just at state level. I note, with no small amount of irony, that yeterday, when Patterson came up with all of this,  was the anneversary of the Boston tea party. I’m willing to bet he didn’t have the stones to mention that little point.
• Interesting note about the Madoff case… interesting that they won’t tell you in the Dinosaur Media… the vast majority of the influence he bought  was buying in Washington, was of the Democrat party.

In reading over all of the above, I’m inclined to quote Bruce Hornsby. It seems to fit.

It’s coming any day said the captain
It’s coming any day now cried the priest
The people in high places may defend you
But son you better hope they keep the peace

Can’t you hear them calling
Can’t you see them shine
The city halls are falling
The defenders drink their wine
And when the party’s over
Their stomachs start to sag
Defenders, Defenders of the flag

The congregation’s waiting at the altar
They can’t find the preacher anywhere
They found him with the new girl from the choir
Where they store the boxes of the book of prayer

If these guys are the good ones
I don’t want to know the bad
You wonder how it happened
They just picked it up from Dad
While faded old glory is hanging like a rag
Defenders, defenders of the flag

The flag is flying high over the courthouse
The wheels of justice never stood a chance
The judge is down at Charlie’s on his lunch hour
Checking out the picture show from France

Carrying a fifth of whiskey
In a dirty paper bag
Threw the ball to home
But they always missed the tag
Faded old glory hanging like a rag
Defenders, defenders of the flag