Obama Calls on Blago To Resign and So Much More

With my foolish Internet down today -- you'd think Internet networks wouldn't go on the blink as much as they do -- here is a rundown of some of the stuff I'm catching up on:
Chicago Tribune calls on Blago-- the potty mouthed birthday boy-- to resign.
Can Blago plead insanity? It certainly appears that he's insane.
Obama calls on Blago to resign.
Memo to media: Obama is clean. He better be. I would quit blogging tomorrow with a broken heart and a deep disappointment if Obama had anything to do with Blago. My question is: Was Obama bribed? If he was, did he say anything?
An explainer.

Rahm Emanuel was NOT the whistle blower. 
Jesse Jackson Jr., a supporter of Obama, and vice versa, is supposedly senate candidate No. 5 in the famed criminal complaint.
Jackson denies any wrongdoing, vehemently.

Obama played a role in Blago's fall:

Mr. Obama placed the call to his political mentor, Emil Jones Jr., president of the Illinois Senate. Mr. Jones was a critic of the legislation, which sought to curb the influence of money in politics, as was Mr. Blagojevich, who had vetoed it. But after the call from Mr. Obama, the Senate overrode the veto, prompting the governor to press state contractors for campaign contributions before the law’s restrictions could take effect on Jan. 1, prosecutors say.

Tipped off to Mr. Blagojevich’s efforts, federal agents obtained wiretaps for his phones and eventually overheard what they say was scheming by the governor to profit from his appointment of a successor to the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Obama. One official whose name has long been mentioned in Chicago political circles as a potential successor is Mr. Jones, a machine politician who was viewed as a roadblock to ethics reform but is friendly with Mr. Obama.

The miserable day in 100 seconds:

It appears that the insanity of one person is tainting innocent people. Jackson responds: full transcript.

Creepy McCain Calls Obama Corrupt

McCain, the Dishonorable One, is calling Obama corrupt. McCain has moved into creepy old man territory, not worthy of being president.

Analysis: This John McCain ad is mostly accurate and largely pointless.

The one serious distortion is in claiming that Barack Obama was "born" of the Chicago machine. Obama was actually an independent outsider who challenged the party establishment, both in running for the state Senate and in unsuccessfully opposing incumbent congressman Bobby Rush. Obama did use hardball tactics on occasion, such as knocking an opponent off the ballot through a petition challenge, but was not embraced by the party apparatus until later in his career.

Three of the four names included here do no damage to the Illnois senator and serve mainly to reinforce the impression that Obama swims with sharks. Bill Daley might be a lobbyist and the brother of Mayor Richard Daley, but he is a former Commerce secretary with a solid reputation. State Sen. Emil Jones gave Obama a boost early in his career, in part by assigning him to shepherd ethics legislation through the legislature. Obama has no connection to allegations that Jones has helped some family members on the state payroll. And while Blagojevich is Obama's governor -- indeed, he is governor of Oprah Winfrey and Mike Ditka and every other Illinois resident -- he and Obama are not close politically, and Obama has no involvement in the corruption that has plagued his administration. Read more.

Here's the ad