By Toby Harnden World Last updated: July 5th, 2010 My Sunday Telegraph column this week is about the trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and what it says about President Barack Obama. The trial is getting little coverage outside Chicago largely because Blago’s antics are fairly well known. But the courtroom testimony has yielded some interesting insights into how Team Obama operates: In a year when Americans are arguably more cynical and disillusioned about politics than at any time since Watergate, the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich is a sobering reminder of how its practitioners operate. Although “Blago”, the foul-mouthed bouffant buffoon, is the main attraction of the Chicago production, the former Illinois governor’s reluctant co-star is Barack Obama. The President forms part of the proceedings each day… Read the whole thing here. Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago, cynicism, Hope, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich,transparency, trial, valerie jarrettToby Harnden
Toby Harnden is the Daily Telegraph's US Editor, based in Washington DC. You can read more about Toby here. His email is toby.harnden@telegraph-usa.com and he is @tobyharnden on Twitter.
Blago scandal: politics as usual from Barack Obama