The cable news is telling me that the President-elect wasn’t aggressive enough renouncing Governor Blagojevich. And, of course, they’re both from the same state so they must be good buddies and therefore the President-elect is a crook, right?
Let’s check some precedent. Naturally, President Bush renounced and rejected fellow Texan and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay when he was knee-deep in corruption and scandal and was eventually forced to resign after being indicted, right?
Oh. Wait.
President Bush didn’t renounce DeLay. In fact…
Bush Expresses a Belief in DeLay’s Innocence
New York Times
President Bush Shows Support to Embattled DeLay
The News Hour
President Says DeLay Is Not Guilty of Money Laundering
The Washington Post
Bush Declares DeLay Innocent
The Washington Post
Lott urges Bush to give DeLay ‘aggressive support’
The Washington Times
Bush to Give DeLay a Lift to Show Support
The Los Angeles Times
DeLay even got a ride aboard Air Force One! Meanwhile, the Obama team had to frantically backpedal from a brief phone call between Obama and Blagojevich — a phone call that may or may not have happened weeks ago — while Fitzgerald said there is zero connection between Obama and the Blagojevich charges.
