The federal corruption charges lodged today against Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff have stunned the nation and promise to reach much further — to exact if not additional criminal charges some very serious collateral political damage on the Obama transition team.
The big question beyond what the hell was Blagojevich thinking: who was "Candidate 5" referred to in the indictment that was being considered a leading contender to assume the remainder of Pres.-elect Barack Obama senate seat and who appears to be a willing participant in Blagojevich's pay-for-play scheme.
The Sunlight Foundation lists the evidence pointing to Candidates 1-4 and 6 and fingers the likely suspect #5 — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson of Chicago.
A sad day for politics, indeed. But a good day for the rule of law.
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