I think the referenced article offers some interesting insight into the depth of political corruption in Chicago and Illinois. We don't yet know what the current trial of Tony Rezko and pals will have on the Obama campaign. However, there is more than enough here to make great fodder for the McCain team. Line this up with the Rev Wright association and you have the makings of a Swift Boat campaign that will make the 2004 election look like kids play. For those of you who are new to politics, and I suspect from reading this board that many are, this is going to be a sobering wake up call on just how dirty political campaigns can get. If you think what you have seen so far is bad - brother you ain't seen nothin yet!
http://www.countercurrents.org/pringle070408.htm(snip)
By now, everybody following the case knows the names of the “Co-Schemers” and “Individuals”, and the Republicans can use the court filings as a roadmap for their plan of attack on Obama. In fact, they are probably editing their talking points for cable news shows as we speak. They no doubt already have video clips in the can of every failed low-income housing project in Chicago connected to Obama to splash across the airwaves the minute he is nominated.