This is why Obama’s ”thoughtfulness” is going to get him in trouble.  He takes WAY too much time making decisions, and it’s starting to hurt him.  He should have known all of this about his people, and he should have put it out right away.  Now, even though he’s been asked to wait to publicize his internal report, connections between his people and Blagojevich keep being discovered.  No one is saying anyone has done anything wrong, but not publicizing all the connections sooner makes it look like he’s covering something up.

Obama should have come out right away and said, “Look, we didn’t do anything wrong.  However, Emanuel had contact with his office since the election about my Senate seat, and he has worked with him in the past.  Holder has worked with him in the past.  I have worked with him in the past.  However, we DID NOT, I repeat DID NOT, trade anything for preferential appointment.  Look at the transcripts!  He was not happy with me, to say the least, that I wouldn’t pay so he could play.  And that’s all I have to say about that (in a Forrest Gump voice).”  OK, I was just joking about that last part.  That’s transparency.

And thank goodness the MSM has started questioning him on this.  And he’s not happy about it.

Update: Michelle Malkin has more on the background.