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I don't understand this logic (none / 0) (#61)
by Tano on Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 02:16:07 PM EST
In your opinion, Rezko will be an issue because Obama claims to be a new type of pol, one with clean hands.

As far as I can see, Obama has done nothing to dirty his hands.

So why, exactly, will this be an issue?

It seems downright impossible for a politician to make it all the way to the WH without encountering people along the way who turn out to be crooked. That says nothing about the pol, but is merely a comment about the quality of people who litter the political landscape.

It certainly is appropriate to ask questions about relationships with people who turn out to be crooked, but without any bad answers, the story dies. What are you seeing here that would keep this alive?

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To me, the house deal doesn't (none / 0) (#67)
by oculus on Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 03:14:14 PM EST
pass the smell test, most likely because my very own Congress person, due to redistricting,, becamse none other than Randy "Duke" Cunningham. Senator Obama concedes entering into the house transaction with Ms. Rezko purchasing the adjacent property was a mistake in judgment on his part, probably because Mr. Rezko was under investigation at the time.  Also, Obama's heart doesn't seem to have been in the right place continuing his assoc. with Mr. Rezko after the housing Rezko's company redeveloped and managed turned out to be defective and the heat was turned off due to Rezko's purported lack of money, yet Rezko kept making contributions, including to Obama. Many of the properties were foreclosed on or bankruptcy declared.

The evidence in Rezko's pending federal trial should have nothing to do with Obama, but could include testimony or evidence pertinent to Obama's relationship w/Rezko.    
 

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