Obama made it quite clear at a recent press conference that his choice for Chief of Staff at the White House met with the Governor or his representatives and presented a list of nominees Obama would find acceptable to fill his senate seat. It has been reported that the Governor expressed disgust (to put it nicely) that all he could expect from Obama, should he award the senate seat to someone on his list, would be "appreciation." I cannot believe that Rahm Emmanuel did NOT report this information to Obama. If he did, Obama was aware of the Governor's illegal efforts BEFORE Fitzgerald held his press conference and broke the news to the world.

I believe that Obama could be culpable for not reporting the Governor's shenanigans to proper authorities. Remember, Obama was not aware that Fitzgerald had the evidence on tape. Better still, Obama should have called a press conference and exposed the Governor himself. That would have made him a hero and would have assured the public that he truly planned to mount a transparent administration.

Anyone who believes Obama had anything to do with the possible selling of his senate seat is just not thinking clearly. He is not stupid.

DougR