Scandal in Illinois: Love in his heart

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Emanuel spoke directly to Blagojevich. "Emanuel talked with the governor in the days following the Nov. 4 election and pressed early on for the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the post, sources with knowledge of the conversations told the Sun-Times. There was no indication from sources that Emanuel brokered a deal, however. A source with the Obama camp strongly denied Emanuel spoke with the governor directly about the seat, saying Emanuel only spoke with Blagojevich once recently to say he was taking the chief of staff post."  Blagojevich attorney Ed Genson yesterday “tore into impeachment-minded state lawmakers trying to force the governor out of a job,” the Chicago Tribune reports. Genson “complained of a lack of standards to determine impeachment, decried his inability to subpoena witnesses such as U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald and asked that some panel members be removed because they had ‘already made up their minds in this case.’ ‘Everybody's in a ... (link)