Interesting story on one of the cable news shows tonight. Evidently, Palin has some "home construction" issues to explain. She and the first dude built a huge lake front home less than one mile from the new 12 million Wasilla Sports Complex that she helped push through. It seems that the same contractors who were awarded the contract to build the new city owned complex while she was mayor managed to work on her new lakefront home for free...hmmmm, I smell a rat and I darn sure smell yet another Alaska scandal for Mrs Palin. You betcha! Palin is as crooked as the day is long and when all of this home building business sees the light of day, she will be toast and not soon enough.

A truly OBJECTIVE paper would dedicate similar time and space perhaps to better pursuit of info regarding Palin or, I dunno, maybe in-depth reporting on current economic issues, though this is, after all, referred to as the Jokelahoman, which finds it more economic to lay off reporters and keep editorial staff instead...

Jesus, you've left this sorry POS story up for a day and a half....we can tell who'se side you are on.

WORST paper in the country!!!!!!

Casey, where did you get your information about the US having a a trillion dollar reserve? Our national debt has been astranomical for the last 20 years or so. We could only wish that there was ever a reserve.

The best the conservative movement could offer the last 8 years is George W. Bush, a depressed economy, high costs of living, & high fuel prices. There isn't much to be attracted to when you have a 72 year old man camping with a 42 year old governor who tried to get her state to leave the union and has more questions than answers. So Barrack Obama associations do not appear so bad, especially when you consider the fact when the Conservatives put Bush in office, gas was $1.42 a gallon and America had a near trillion dollar reserve. It is crazy to think that putting McCain in office will be any better than George W. Bush, especially since McCain has supported Bush in all of his budget requests, money given to Iraq and the Arabs. People try to paint Obama bad because he's from Chicago and there just has to be a bit of dirt someone can dig up on a black man...When Bush and McCain has openly urinated on not only the democrats but their own party, it is ridiculous that people are still trying to enjoy a golden shower from the two! Obama has been surrounded by secret service agents, been given top government clearances and been investigated long before he ever stepped foot in the Senate. Any comparisons to his corruption is a last ditch effort to thwart America’s hope for any kind of future

Tony Rezko, Saul Alinsky's "community organizing" legacy that Obama was baby fed, William Ayers and his lovely wife, Mrs. Dorn, Father Pfleger's and Rev. Wright's Marxist worldview. Not exactly moral equivalence with Mr. McCain's past association with Charles Keating, from whom he distanced himself later. Don't recall Mr. Keating killing cops or bombing buildings or advocating that the end always justifies the means, which is what Alinsky basically taught in his "Rules for Radicals." Apparently Americans can't read or do research.

Everybody is right, in order for anyone of any affiliation to become an alderman in the capital of the Nation of Islam, you have to form some rather seedy alliances. Obama's home base was just down the street from the Nation of Islam temple. If you have not been there I recommend a visit. The temple has a gilded dome made of 18k gold. It stands surrounded by those 1911 single width shotgun style homes. I saw a real estate sign just a couple blocks from it showing $9000 on the sign. Obama did not live in one of those homes. He grew up in a rather nice Craftsman style home of considerable more value. As people climb the ladder of Chicago politics, they form alliances with unions, social organizations, other ward aldermans, and other necessary evils. At all junctures of climbing the ladder, there is always the possibility of having to pull strings to cut loose someone arrested or covering up someone's messes. Its all good for political markers but nothing rises to the level needed to unseat Obama. It may be nasty stuff, but its not earth shattering.

Since I remember being one of the very few edmonites who didn't vote for bush EVER, let me say Obama IS the change we need.

Hey Jason, why don't you tell us what you really think?

I don't think this scandal-mongering on either side is very helpful, and, in a healthy Republic, would rightly be sneered at as juvenile. However, this is not a healthy Republic, as roughly half of the country - the Blue half - is made up of people whose ideology resembles that of the murderous, contemptible Bolsheviks of 1919. They pioneered the art of the smear, and will be the ruination of this nation eventually, with their political correctness and Marxist economics and vicious atheistic ethic, the latter of which resembles nothing so much as the anything-to-win ethics of the Nazi Party in 1930's Germany. When their messiah Obama ascends to the throne in January, it will all just be icing on the rancid, far-left cake. McCain is just Obama-lite, so I won't be voting for him either, BTW. Sad as it is, Bob Barr is about as close to a decent candidate as will appear on my ballot this year, so I'll vote for him. Wish Ron Paul had run as an independent.

And why is the headline "Jailed Obama fundraiser". Tony Rezko was a lot of things, and being an Obama fundraiser is just a small part of his past. In fact, if you read the story, it's clear that Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a lot more to worry about concerning his connection with Rezko than Sen. Obama. It would be a more accurate headline to mention the connection with Blagojevich than to Obama. But, once again, that would get in the way of the partisan message of this paper and its website.

Notice, The Oklahoman has the headline of this story in multiple places, but the headline about Gov. Palin being found to have abused the power of her office...it's nowhere to be found in the headlines. Hmmm....

Anytime anybody says "Rezko," the response should be "Keating." Regardless of how right-wingers want to smear Obama by innuendo, McCain's already been there, done that. Jeff is right - they're avoiding a positive campaign on the issues because they ain't got one!

The fact that anyone with any sense at all would vote for Obama explains the you can't fix stupid joke.

More of the Jokelahoman trying to stir the pot 'cause their guy is going down in flames. Hate mongering at it's worse.

Corruption in Illinois? How unusual!