He must resign immediately. (Hey Dana, Blago is an example of an embarrassment to liberalism, not me).
Here are some new details from Blago’s attempt to sell Obama’s Senate seat, and, to Dana’s and Burris’ chagrin, Obama is above reproach once again in this situation:
At various times, in exchange for the Senate appointment, Blagojevich allegedly discussed obtaining:
* A substantial salary for himself at a either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions.
* Placing his wife on paid corporate boards where he speculated she might garner as much as $150,000 a year.
* Promises of campaign funds — including cash up front.
* A cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.
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Also during that call, Blagojevich agreed it was unlikely that Obama would name him Secretary of Health and Human Services or give him an ambassadorship because of all of the negative publicity surrounding him, according to the complaint.
In a conversation with Harris on Nov. 11, the charges state, Blagojevich said he knew Obama wanted Senate Candidate 1 for the open seat but “they’re not willing to give me anything except appreciation. [Expletive] them.”
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On Dec. 4, Blagojevich allegedly told an advisor that he might “get some (money) up front, maybe” from Senate Candidate 5, if he named Senate Candidate 5 to the Senate seat, to insure that Senate Candidate 5 kept a promise about raising money for Blagojevich if he ran for re-election. In a recorded conversation on Oct. 31, Blagojevich claimed he was approached by an associate of Senate Candidate 5 as follows: “We were approached to `pay to play.’ That, you know, he’d raise 500 grand. An emissary came. Then the other guy would raise a million, if I made him (Senate Candidate 5) a Senator.”