Interesting story in the Houston Press from a reporter who worked in Chicago and Springfield and covered Obama.
March 1, 2008
Better Government Group Hits Obama
Interesting story on ABC News website.
Some background for those who may not be familiar with Illinois politics.
The Better Government Association is one of those rare groups that is genuinely independent and speaks out against corruption in Illinois, regardless of the party. I think Mr. Stewart makes a couple of good points.
February 26, 2008
More Background on Obama’s House Deal with Rezko
An excellent story published in the Times of London detailing the Obama “house deal” with Tony Rezko and introducing a new character – Rezko business partner Nadhmi Auchi.
More importantly though, the story gives some excellent background on the house arrangement and summarizes the issue nicely: “The house-and-garden deal raised questions about whether Mr Rezko, a property developer and fast-food restauranteur, made it possible for the Obamas to purchase a mansion they could otherwise not afford.”
February 18, 2008
More on Obama and Rezko and the House Deal
Let’s take a closer look at the festering scandal involving Barack Obama and his strange decision to rely on now-indicted developer Tony Rezko to help him buy his home.
February 11, 2008
Why ‘The House’ isn’t going away
Okay, I admit I’m a political junkie, so sometimes I get a real kick out of some of the other political websites. One of my favorites is actually a site that may or may not be linked to the Clinton campaign. Read the following post on “The House” and you’ll see why I think this issue is not going to go away anytime soon.
