Obama: Never Spoke To Blago About Replacement
Pres.-elect Barack Obama said this morning that his team has not been "part of any deals" related to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's efforts to trade Obama's Senate seat for political contributions.
"I have never spoken to the governor on this subject," Obama said, adding that he has asked his staff to collect the facts about their contact with Blagojevich on the matter.
"This Senate seat does not belong to any politician to trade," Obama said. "It belongs to the people of Illinois."
Obama's comments came at the outset of a Chicago press conference announcing former SD senator Tom Daschle as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Obama called Daschle one of "America's foremost health care experts." He said that the senator, who had served as a close campaign adviser to Obama, brings the respect he earned during years in Congress.
"A gifted manager, Tom is the orginial no drama guy," Obama said.
Daschle said he will endeavor to "make health care reform an open and inclusive process that goes from the grassroots up."
"I'm honored by your trust, and I look forward to the opportunity to serve our nation once again," Daschle said.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
Sad! His foul-mouthed wife, "As first lady, she works hard to promote initiatives that will help the families of Illinois bring up happy, healthy and successful children," claims her biography. She sounds more like a two-bit you-know-what than a 'first lady'. What pathetic role models for those children, grossly unbecoming of what should have been the most respected citizens of Illinois! Quite a match for her equally potty-mouthed husband! Who are the ones who voted for this loser? Sad, sad morons - both of them. Throw them into prison and let them rot there. America doesn't need politicians like this. Losers of the first degree!
Pork, the other White Meat. Chicago, Illinois, the other Detroit, Michigan. Rod, the other Kwame. These men are gangster politicians and their hoodrat wives are riding "durty" right beside them. Shame ain't it?
Hmmm....
Wonder how long the senate seat has been being sold...and how much the presidency seat cost??
There isn't a single decent, honorable person in our government - and their hypocrits if they think so.
Money is power and power brings corruption....and we've only seen the tip of the iceberg!
As "Stop the Whining" has said...we have only seen the beginning. Anyone coming from the corrupt Chicago political machine is suspect...including Obama. However, you will never hear the truth from the liberal media who picks and chooses what they report.