Even James Carville predicts scandals to overshadow Democrats, Obama

Even the so called “Democratic Guru” James Carville who ran Bill Clinton’s successful presidential campaign in 1992 predicts the Democratic Party — currently disgraced by the venal behavior of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich among other things — will suffer a series of embarrassing scandals in 2009. Of course  Carville, does come up with the excuse that  since more Democrats are in elected office this increases the likelihood of scandal:

“I firmly believe that there are streaks, and that political scandals happen in clusters,” Carville said, in a posting on CNN.com.

There are several burgeoning scandals right now in Democratic circles:

* Blagojevich is accused by federal prosecutors of conspiring to sell Barack Hussein Obama Jr.’s former Senate seat to the highest bidder.

* Former low-rated talk show host Al Franken is being accused of stealing an election — with the help of Obama’s ACORN organization — in Minnesota.

* Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) is alleged to have not paid his taxes.

* Former Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s White House chief of staff, is accused of shenanigans regarding his property taxes in Chicago.

* Obama himself was alleged in the U.K. press to have had an ongoing affair, which, just like the John Edwards scandal, has not yet been covered by the U.S. media.

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January 4, 2009 · Filed Under Democrats


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  • http://illinoisreason.com Rob_N

    I disagree with much of what you write, but you’re certainly entitled to your own opinion. However, don’t get too caught up in spin. :)

    Rahm Emanuel does pay property taxes. Plain and simple. Pays about double what his neighbors pay in fact (which makes sense since he owns a double-lot).

    The origin of that particular lie about so-called property tax “shenanigans”, which you repeat above, was a hard-core conservative spin artist who has been anti-Obama since he was a state legislator back in the day. She, like you, is entitled to her opinions and that’s all well and good.

    See here:
    http://progressillinois.com/2008/11/07/rahm-emanuel-property-taxes

    But on the Emanuel property tax thing she was just plain wrong and refused to admit her errors. Such is life, eh?

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