Roland Martin explains Valerie Jarrett's decision

[brianna69]

Roland Martin, who has some good sources, adds useful detail that seems to put to rest the notion that Valerie Jarrett knew about Blago's maneuvering and dropped out of the running for Senate as a result.

Martin confirms that Jarrett supporters were initially putting out feelers. Then:

On November 9, while she was in New York on business, he offered her the job as senior advisor to the president and assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison. This position has her reporting directly to him and places her in the inner sanctum of the president of the United States, and ensures that her voice will be heard on nearly every issue.

I know the date well because on November 10, she confided in me that she had been offered the job, but I couldn't report anything until the announcement was about to be made. I had been working the phones to ascertain what jobs were being offered to a litany of Obama campaign officials, and she was certainly high on the list because of her relationship with Obama. On November 12, with speculation increasing that she was going after the job, she announced that she was not interested. And on November 14, I reported that she had been officially named to the post.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/

http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/12/the-back-stor-1.html

[firedupdem]

1. Politico irritates me lately...

"Roland Martin, who has some good sources, adds useful detail that seems to put to rest the notion that Valerie Jarrett knew about Blago's maneuvering and dropped out of the running for Senate as a result"


They along with other sorry members of the MSM drummed up the notion that Jarrett knew about Blago etc. Every person in Illinois with half a brain knew how scummy Blago was and wouldn't deal with him. I'm hoping thats true for JJJ as well.

[uponit7771]

2. A good number of people think the MsM has become a 4th branch of government for a reason and

...their ability to be utterly sloppy during a GOP admin is one of them.

There is no there...there and they act like they don't understand that, Obama has learned if they treat him like this when he does the right thing then they'll act like blood hounds when other "right" choices are as clear.