What has derailed Obama?
I don’t think Obama’s team is managing the Blagovich scandal very smoothly. After all, it appears they did nothing wrong or illegal. If that is the case, then why all of the secrecy? Today, the Chicago Tribune reported what everyone already suspected: that Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, gave a list of approved names to the Illinois governor.
See http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-rahm-obama13dec13,0,3359611.story
Big deal. I would have been shocked if that didn’t happen. There is no evidence that Emanuel (or anyone else connected to Obama) engaged in any deal making.
I had been impressed with Obama since the election, but he has clearly botched his handling of this crisis. If his team doesn’t learn from their mistakes, it may be a very long four years for his administration.
Todd Weiler