Can’t Blog Today – Rubbing My Hands With Glee

Reuters via Michelle -
U.S. conservatives rubbed their hands with glee on Wednesday over news that the Democratic governor of Illinois has been accused of attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama.
…Obama should escape being tainted by the scandal since he has never been close to Blagojevich, analysts said…
…The issue of Democratic Party [...]

Senator Shelby: Auto Makers Bailout bill is a ‘travesty’

Senator Shelby:
“I’m going to oppose this barring a real strong alternative.”
“This will not make Chrysler, General Motors of Ford competitive.”
“…this is only delaying their funeral.”

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Hat Tip: HotAir

GOP Proposes New Plan for Automakers

This looks 1000% better than the Bridge Loan to nowhere that the Dems and the White House are working on.  Seems like Boehner has learned his lesson since the passage of TARP (let’s hope.)  
One change to make this plan perfect: kill the union.
Via Michelle:
House Republicans have come up with a no-bailout alternative for the [...]

Obama Calls on Blagojevich to Resign

From Michelle Malkin:
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs calls for Blago to resign…
Echoing Chicago Trib, which calls for Blago’s resignation in its lead editorial.
And a bunch of Illinois state lawmakers demanding Blago’s head.
Democrat Jack Franks on Fox now threatening impeachment move if Blago doesn’t step down.
Get thee under the bus, Blago:

Also blogging on this, Ed at HotAir.
Michelle took a [...]

“Bamboozled” Congressional Leaders Surprised that TARP is “One Big Mess”

Washington Post - 
The congressional panel overseeing the $700 billion economic rescue plan laced into the Treasury Department today for misleading Congress over how the money is being used.

“We’ve been lied to. We’ve been bamboozled. What we have here is one big mess,” said Rep. Davis Scott (D-Ga.)…
The committee convened today to review the progress to [...]

Caption this Photo, Please

What say you?

Original Caption: “Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves his home on Chicago’s Northwest Side through the back alley Wednesday morning.”
Photo credit: John H. White of the Chicago Sun-Times

Obama Advisor David Axelrod: Just a Cog in the Chicago Machine

Ed Morrissey at HotAir:
I doubt too many people around Barack Obama would have any criticisms for US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald or offer any defenses of Illinois politics now.  In 2005, however, Obama’s chief political adviser did both in the pages of the Chicago Tribune.  While Fitzgerald probed the endemic corruption in the Land of Lincoln, David Axelrod [...]

He Pals Around with Corrupt Politicians Too!

Via Gateway Pundit:

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, taking an oath next to Barack Obama pre-2008, allegedly said, “I want to make money” off the power to pick Obama’s Senate successor.
Rahm Emanuel said that he and Obama were top advisors to Blagojevich during his run for governor.
The Roaring Republican -
Ryan Lizza reported in the New Yorker that Obama received [...]

Note to MSM: Chicago’s No Camelot, Obama’s No Babe in the Woods

In the wake of the Blagojevich scandal, will the mainstream media finally accept the reality of President elect Obama’s political pedigree?  Doubtful.
Here’s Chicago Tribune columnist, John Kass on the topic:
So though Illinois isn’t surprised—this is after all the home of the Chicago Way—the national media must be shocked.
They’ve been clinging to the ridiculous notion that Chicago is [...]

At Last: The Auto Bailout Filibuster: UPDATED

Politico.com via Right Voices -
…President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday predicted more hard times for the U.S. economy before it starts to turn around, and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) threatened a potential filibuster of any attempt to bail out the automakers.
…Shelby, who also voted against the $700 bailout bill for the financial industry, called it a “bridge [...]