Republicans Want Obama To Release Communication Between Blagojevich And Transition Team
Which shouldn’t be a problem for Obama, right? Because he’s the transparent President.
Right?
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson today called on President-elect Barack Obama to uphold his pledge of expanded transparency and release any records of discussions between the Obama-Biden transition office and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich regarding the appointment of Obama’s successor to the United States Senate. Today, Governor Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff were arrested for corruption and conspiring to profit from the Governor’s ability to appoint Obama’s successor.
“President-elect Obama’s presidential transition team has said the American people should have a ‘seat at the table’ and pledged to expand transparency in decision-making. If President-elect Obama is serious, he should immediately release all records of discussions about the appointment of Obama’s successor that he and his transition team may have had with Governor Blagojevich or Governor Blagojevich’s office. The American people expect and deserve nothing less. When politicians like Governor Rod Blagojevich exploit the power of elected office for personal gain, they demonstrate a disregard for standards of integrity and ethical conduct. Governor Blagojevich’s actions are breathtaking in their callousness and arrogance.”
According to the criminal complaint filed by federal authorities in this case, Blagojevich sought to
“leverage” President-elect Obama’s transition team for favors in exchange for appointing someone of their liking to the Senate.
Blagojevich may just be the tip of the iceberg here.
The question is: Was Obama playing along?
If he was, I suspect the shredding machines are working overtime down at the Office of the President-elect.
