Rahm's List

By GottaLaff

Since this story is really truly all we really, truly care about, because MSNBC and CNN tell us we really, truly do (I won't watch Faux), I'll keep you really, truly updated:

We noted yesterday that Rahm Emanuel gave Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich a list of "acceptable" candidates for Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

The Chicago Tribune has the list: Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Illinois Veterans Affairs director Tammy Duckworth, state Comptroller Dan Hynes, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Attorney General Lisa Madigan. All are Democrats.

Missing from the list: Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) -- a.k.a Senate Candidate 5 -- who Blagojevich threatened to name if Obama wasn't willing to give him anything more than "appreciation."

"All are Democrats". There's a shocker.

CNN's ace reporter, whichever thirtysomething, attractive female it was today, was asking the anchorette why it's taking Obama so long to give a detailed account of everything he might know.

The anchorette, whichever thirtysomething, attractive female it was today, raised an eyebrow, looked askance, and dutifully repeated (with a well-rehearsed perceptibly skeptical vocal inflection): But Fitzgerald has already cleared Obama. Then she earnestly assured us that she'd stay on top of this story like nobody's business.

I'm relieved to know that Obama won't get away with anything... anything... as long as we have tenacious journalists like these on the case.