Would Hillary Clinton Be Crazy To Drop Out Of Race?

Tony Rezko

Sen. Hillary Clinton has begun to be pressured to drop out of the Democratic Presidential Race. The question is if she doesn’t have a strong showing in Tuesday’s primary rounds, should she drop out? With the Antonin “Tony” Rezko Trial starting today, and Sen. Barack Obama’s name being listed in the pre-trial documents, would Hillary Clinton be insane to drop out of the race, no matter how far behind she is right now? Probably and here is why, even if things go well and Obama doesn’t get in any trouble, if this trial is quick and Rezko is found guilty (which is the presumed outcome), this would open up rhetorical and guilt by association attacks by the Republicans on Obama, so this would fair well for Clinton at the Democratic Convention in August. If Obama is shown to have had shady dealings with Rezko, then only a foolish party and foolish people would want Obama as the Presidential nominee. In any case, this trial can only help Clinton’s cause at least for now, that is if the press will cover it. Obama isn’t the only politician mentioned in this trial, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) is also listed in the trial documents.

Here is the letter sent from the Clinton campaign to the press about the Rezko trial, that was on the National Review website:

To: Interested Parties
From: Clinton Campaign
Date: Monday, March 03, 2008
Regarding: Questions Sen. Obama Should Answer About Tony Rezko

The trail [sic] of indicted influence peddler Tony Rezko – longtime friend and political patron of Sen. Barack Obama — starts today . Sen. Obama’s name has already surfaced in pre-trial documents submitted by the prosecution and, according to media reports, is likely to surface again as the trial progresses. Democrats deserve the answers to these questions as they consider their votes:

1. Will Sen. Obama release all documents related to his relationship with Tony Rezko, including all documents related to his controversial land transaction?

2. When, specifically, did Sen. Obama become aware of Mr. Rezko’s legal problems?

3. Sen. Obama has returned money from several individuals who are publicly associated with Mr. Rezko. How much money did Mr. Rezko bundle for Sen. Obama’s campaigns in total, including people who are not business associates of Mr. Rezko? How many fundraisers did Mr. Rezko hold for Sen. Obama? Has there been an internal investigation to determine how many straw donors Mr. Rezko used to funnel money to Sen. Obama?

4. Much of the upcoming trail involves Mr. Rezko’s efforts to control state boards as a means to defraud the state government. Have Sen. Obama and Mr. Rezko ever communicated about potential appointments to Illinois boards and commissions? It’s been publicly reported that Sen. Obama lobbied these same state boards to secure contracts for campaign donors. Did Sen. Obama ever confer with Mr. Rezko concerning how to successfully lobby state boards?

5. The New York Times reported that Sen. Obama attended a business meeting on behalf of Mr. Rezko to impress potential investors for his business schemes. How many events did Sen. Obama attend on behalf of Mr. Rezko to impress investors? What was his role? Why did Sen. Obama agree to attend?

6. How many times did Senator Obama visit Tony Rezko’s house? What was the purpose of these visits?

7. Did Sen. Obama intercede on behalf of Mr. Rezko in any governmental capacity?

As top Obama adviser David Axelrod said on ABC yesterday, when the Clinton campaign’s Howard Wolfson used the word “unusual” to describe the Obama/Rezko land deal: “With all due respect, I would think that the Clinton campaign would be the last person to be wanting to characterize any real estate transaction as unusual.” Still, these are questions Obama will have to answer in some detail, sooner or later.

Read the Chicago Sun Times take on the Rezko trial here

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March 3, 2008 | Filed Under 2008 Presidential Election, Democrat, Scandal, barack obama, hillary clinton 

Posted by: Nathan Martin

Comments

3 Responses to “Would Hillary Clinton Be Crazy To Drop Out Of Race?”

  1. Nelda Smith on March 3rd, 2008 7:33 pm

    Who cares? I lost any respect I could have had for Hillary Clinton when she failed to send Bill Clinton back to Arkansas wearing nothing but a cardboard box within two minutes after he was no longer President.

  2. Bob Weaver on March 4th, 2008 2:02 pm

    Right, like Hillary Clinton doesn’t have shaddy business dealings in her background. Move along you plant.

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