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(Watch for Don Manzullo toward the end.)

From George Washington to Barack Obama

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(NOTICE: This video is a repeat of one I posted last week and then had to delete because of technical problems.  Those problems have kept me from posting any videos of late, but the situation seems to have been resolved.)

One simple reason why I believe Jackson Jr.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. SAYS he’s innocent of any wrongdoing in the Blagogate case, and I believe him.

No, it isn’t because I’m a big fan of Jackson. Frankly, I don’t know a whole lot about him.

Rather, I think Jackson’s smart enough to recognize that lying about the matter would be of no avail when we all know that the feds have recordings that could refute any falsehoods regarding his conversations with Blagojevich.

He knows that prosecutors are fully aware of what went down, so why would he lie about it? That would only make the situation far worse for him.

Jackson also says the feds have told him that “I am not a target of this investigation, and that I am not accused of any misconduct.”

Again, he would be stupid to say such things if they weren’t true. Prosecutors aren’t going to sit still for some politician publicly misrepresenting what they’ve told him.  Especially not in a case like this.

POSTSCRIPT: If the feds are after Jackson, why did they give him a HEADS-UP before they busted Blago on Tuesday morning?

Will Blagogate hurt Obama?

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Barring any unforeseen disclosures, I think Barack Obama will suffer only mild, short-term political damage from the Rod Blagojevich scandal — nothing of lasting significance.

Obama, whose innocence in the Blago matter has been emphasized by federal prosecutors, moves into the Oval Office next month, and there are plenty of other pressing matters that will command public attention.

For now, however, we’ve got angles about Obama and the scandal HERE and HERE and HERE.

In reality, Blago no longer has the power to appoint anyone to Obama’s Senate seat

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is circulating a LETTER to Rod Blagojevich that effectively voids the Illinois governor’s authority to appoint anyone to Barack Obama’s seat.

Early Christmas gift for our wingnut friends

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For you Applesaucers whose political bent is rightward, here’s a wonderful COLLECTION of imbecilic remarks made (mostly) by like-minded pundits over the past year.

Enjoy.

Joe the Plumber throws McCain under the bus

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What an ingrate!

John McCain made Joe the Plumber famous. That was then, THIS is now.

Will Blago make a deal to save his wife?

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THIS GUY says Rod Blagojevich might cop a guilty plea in a deal that would spare his wife, Patti, from prosecution.

The story behind the War on Christmas

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Pour yourself a hot toddy, gather the family around the hearth and share with them this HEART-WARMING TALE of the man who first warned us about the War on Christmas.

Obama-backed ethics bill spurred Blago’s graft?

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Here’s an INTERESTING THEORY about the strained relationship between Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich.