The Chicago Tribune reports that Democratic Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez “told Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday that he wants to be appointed Illinois’ next U.S. senator but would not seek election to the post — a critical caveat that bucks what many Democratic leaders want from a replacement for President-elect Barack Obama.” Gutierrez said in a statement: “Gov. Blagojevich shared with me today that he was very interested in me as a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat, but that his preference is to appoint someone who will run for a full term in 2010.” Blagojevich, a Democrat, gets to appoint Obama’s replacement, and he says he will make a decision around Christmas.

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After Promising Change, Obama Selects Hyper-Partisan Wedded To Special Interests As His White House Chief Of Staff
Emanuel Famously Earned The Title “Rahmbo” For His Hyper-Partisanship And Bare-Knuckle Tactics:
“Emanuel’s Reputation For Political Ruthlessness Earned Him The Nickname ‘Rahmbo,’ An Image Reinforced By A Legendary Episode When He Sent A Dead Fish To A Pollster Who Displeased [...]

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Indicted Chicago businessman Antoin “Tony” Rezko was a more significant fundraiser for presidential candidate Barack Obama’s earlier political campaigns than previously known. Rezko raised as much as $250,000 for the first three offices Obama sought, the senator told the Tribune on Friday.
Obama also said for the first time that his private real estate transactions with [...]

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Dan Riehl notes, via Amanda Carpenter, that in the list of earmarks he requested, $1 Million was requested for the construction of a new hospital pavilion at the University Of Chicago. The request was put in in 2006.
You know who works for the University of Chicago Hospital?
Michelle Obama. She’s vice president of community affairs.
As Byron [...]

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-wilsonBarack Obama argues that he deserves the Democratic nomination and Hillary Clinton doesn’t because he possesses superior “judgment,” as he calls it, on the key issues we face as a nation. As definitive proof he offers one speech he made in 2002 during a reelection campaign for an Illinois senate seat in the most liberal [...]

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