tries to cover his ass by giving away tainted Rezko money to charities.
The Rezko trial is set for late February. There is no way in hell, given Obama's longstanding relationship with the shady developer, he's going to make it to the nomination.
The national media can only go so long with its phony honeymoon with the Audacity of Hype; it is about to end.
The shit is going to hit the fan pretty goddamned soon:
The allegations against Rezko that involve Obama are contained in one paragraph of a 78-page document filed last month in which prosecutors outline their corruption and fraud case against Rezko, who was also a key money man for Gov. Blagojevich and other politicians.
Rezko is set to go to trial Feb. 25. The revelation that Obama’s name could come up in court is a political headache he doesn’t need as he heads into a round of primaries that are likely to determine his party’s nomination for president.
Obama is not named in the Dec. 21 court document. But a source familiar with the case confirmed that Obama is the unnamed “political candidate” referred to in a section of the document that accuses Rezko of orchestrating a scheme in which a firm hired to handle state teacher pension investments first had to pay $250,000 in “sham” finder’s fees. From that money, $10,000 was donated to Obama’s successful run for the Senate in the name of a Rezko business associate, according to the court filing and the source.
He doesn't even have to be indicted in this case. Just the association is enough to taint Obama and render him unelectable on that score alone.
