Politicos from Washington to Chicago are unanimously channeling Conrad Rains these days, in the wake of the Rod Blogojevich scandal. The good news is, this little imbroglio seems to mesh with the rise of Obama as it pertains to the fall of the House of Jackson.
From ABC NEWS:
Sources Say Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Is 'Senate Candidate No. 5'
Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is the anonymous "Senate Candidate No. 5" whose emissaries reportedly offered Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich up to $1 million to name him to the U.S. Senate. According to the FBI affidavit in the case, Blagojevich “stated he might be able to cut a deal with Senate Candidate 5 that provided Rod Blagojevich” with something “tangible up front.”
Jackson was contacted Tuesday by federal prosecutors “to come in and share with them … insights and thoughts about the selection process.”
Jackson said, “I am not a target of this investigation” and has agreed to talk with federal investigators after he consulted with a lawyer.
The son of the famed civil rights leader denied that anyone had been authorized to make payments or promises to the governor on his behalf, averring the notion is “an impossibility to an absolute certainty.”
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