VIDEO: Rahm Emanuel Gave Blagojevich List of Names; Newsflash: That's not a crime

By GottaLaff

Chicago -- The firestorm surrounding Governor Blagojevich is putting some heat on Barack Obama’s transition team. Fox Chicago News has learned about possible conversations between a top Obama aide and the governor regarding the open senate seat. Craig Wall has the exclusive.

Call me naive, but this doesn't sound unusual or unreasonable or unAmerican or un-legal or even uncouth to me:

Law enforcement sources tell Fox News Chicago that Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had multiple conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and gave him a list of "acceptable names" for filling Sen. Barack Obama's Senate seat.

The conversations between Emanuel and Blogojevich were reportedly taped. Those would be tapes worth hearing -- without the bleeps.

Patrick Fitzgerald has already cleared Obama:

(Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama was in no way implicated in the federal corruption charges against the governor of his home state of Illinois, a fellow Democrat, the U.S. prosecutor in the case said on Tuesday.

"I should make clear the complaint makes no allegations about the president-elect whatsoever," said U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.”

Just a thought: Since when did swearing become so taboo? As I remember, someone told Pat Leahy to go Cheney himself and nobody batted an eye.