Blagojevich Has Ties to Obama; Aide Confirms Then Denies

Does anyone believe anything coming out of the mouth a politician or his people?

President-elect Obama has called on Governor Rod Blagojevich to resign for allegedly trying to trade favors for Obama’s vacant Illinois senate seat. Although Obama says he had no contact with the governor or his office on the matter, in an interview last month on Fox News Chicago, top Obama advisor David Axelrod said otherwise.

“I know he [Obama] has talked to the governor — and there are a whole range of names, many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them,” said Axelrod.

Yesterday, Axelrod issued a retraction, saying “I was mistaken….They did not then or at any time discuss the subject.”

Astounding, but not really. [link]