Walter: Democrats already sagging?

Hillary to meet with Lugar tomorrow
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 12/9/2008 — From NBC's Ken StricklandNBC News has learned that Hillary Clinton, President-elect Obama's choice to head the State Department, will meet tomorrow with GOP Sen. Dick Lugar, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ...( read more )

Candidate for RNC Chair Calls for PEBO to Release Blago Records
blogs.abcnews.com 12/9/2008 — South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson -- who, not incidentally, is running for chair of the Republican National Committee -- today issued a statement saying that “President-elect Obama’s presidential transition team has said the ...

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Taken Into Federal Custody
firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 — I week or so back I wondered if Dick Durbin's support for former Illinois GOP Gov. Ryan's pardon might not be laying some groundwork for a pardon of Blago down the road, after a close confident of Blago's had allowed his conversations with the ...

Obama Wouldn't Play
dailykos.com 12/9/2008 — When the news of the arrest of Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich broke, it took the RNC less than an hour to try and tie him to President-elect Barack Obama, an attempt so pitiful that even the Washington Times wasn't buying it. Apparently the RNC didn't bother to read the Criminal Complaint .  ...

Is Blago eyeing Turner for Obama's seat? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Michael Sneed
suntimes.com 12/9/2008 — Off to D.C.? Scoopsville? Hmmm: Is this the real deal? Is Gov. Blagojevich actually eyeing state Rep. Art Turner , a 25-year Illinois House veteran, to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat? To wit: Sneed hears rumbles Gov. Blago ...

Where Next for Chuck Hagel? — The Moderate Voice

GOP Ties Obama To Blagojevich Arrest — TPM Election Central

Tricky Situations — Matthew Yglesias

Illinois Gov. Arrested for Rampant Corruption — The Sundries Shack

RNC: Obama's Remarks on Blago Aren't Enough — News

Political Perceptions: Gore and Obama, Partners at a Distance — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/9/2008
Al Gore won’t be on President-elect Barack Obama’s team, but that doesn’t mean his influence won’t be felt. “When Obama and Joe Biden sit down with Al Gore at noon Tuesday in Chicago, they’ll be talking issues — not making the pitch for the ...

Feds: Blagojevich put 'for sale' sign on Obama replacement — CNN.com - Politics 12/9/2008
FBI agents arrested Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday on federal corruption charges in part related to the selection of President-elect Barack Obama's successor, the U.S. attorney's office said.

Clinton discusses new job with Rice — CNN.com - Politics 12/9/2008
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invited the woman set to replace her as the nation's top diplomat, Sen. Hillary Clinton, to dinner Monday night, a source familiar with President-elect Barack Obama's transition said.

CNN Short List: Blagojevich arrest shakes up Obama succession — CNN Political Ticker 12/9/2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The man with the sole authority to appoint a senator to replace Barack Obama was arrested Tuesday, shaking up the process to fill the president-elects former Senate seat. FBI agents took Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich into ...

No post for Gore, aide says — CNN Political Ticker 12/9/2008
Gore and Obama are meeting in Chicago Tuesday. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON (CNN) — A spokeswoman for Al Gore says the former vice president is not meeting Tuesday with President-elect Barack Obama about a position in his administration. The ...