The increasingly awful story from Chicago about Obama's replacement seems to emphasize that politics and funding must be transparent. The story below suggests that, beyond mere bribery (bad enough), a component in the Senate seat for consideration story was the ability to raise campaign cash. We in the Liberal Party were badly hurt by funding problems -- that's why the initial reforms by Jean Chretien made sense (I think they went too far but that's opinion). We need to keep funding open so everyone can see how much (and from where) political contributions are. (nb, the Jackson here is the son of the civil rights leader and not the civil rights leader)
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities on Wednesday identified Democratic Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois as the potential United States Senate candidate who was portrayed in court papers made public Tuesday as being the most deeply enmeshed in the alleged scheme by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to benefit from his appointment of a new senator to the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
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