Yes, I know it comes from a blog - but there is no opinion in it, it's reporting what was said which is checkable.
Quote: Union leader Tom Balanoff just testified that right after the Presidential election, he met with both Valerie Jarrett and Alexi Giannoulias about Jarrett's possible appointment to the Senate by Rod Blagojevich. Balanoff said he asked Giannoulias to set up the meeting. The three met at the Aon Center on Nov. 7.
Balanoff said at the meeting he told Valerie Jarrett about his meeting the day before with Blagojevich.
"I said: 'He said some goofy stuff ... he could be Secretary of Health and Human Services.'" Balanoff testified. "I told her I told him that wasn't going to happen. We both laughed."
Balanoff said he planned to tell Blagojevich that if he didn't appoint Jarrett then the governor couldn't expect future help from the union, a major Democratic contributor.
"I was going to use our union's influence to make a good decision," Balanoff said.
Balanoff said he tried meeting with Blagojevich that Saturday to have coffee. Blagojevich told him he'd be out of town.
"I really felt that he blew me off," Balanoff testified.
He then called Jarrett, he said.
"I'm really sorry, I thought you'd be a really good Senator for the state of Illinois," Balanoff said he told Jarrett in the phone call.
In the courtroom, Blagojevich adjusts his watch, purses his lips and shifts considerably in his chair during Balanoff's testimony.
Giannoulias revealed on Sunday the defense subpoenaed him in the case.
Also in his testimony, Balanoff revealed Jarrett knew Obama called him the day before the election about her being named senator.
The morning of the election, Balanoff said he had a discussion on the phone with Jarrett in which he talked about her wanting the Senate seat.
"Didn't Barack call you last night?" Jarrett asked, according to Balanoff. "Well, I am interested." He said she told him.
Source
I believe that is illegal on His part. Even if it isn't you will remember that, early on, His administration denied that
anyone had had contact with Blago regarding His replacement. Now it seems that Emanuel might have had a teeny weeny chat and the Anointed One himself stuck his finger in the pie. That's called fibbing and is very naughty. But since it's Him the media are letting it go. They were sure rabid enough when they
thought Bush
might have lied over intelligence... And you lefties swear there's no bias in the mass media...
On another note that is being discussed in another thread - Who the heck do the Union think they are???