By The Prowler,American Spectator
Bill Richardson is one of many "friends of Barack"in trouble
One reason the Obama transition team pushed New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson overboard was concern that other close associates of Obama might be drawn into the burgeoning “pay for play”scandal that is now enveloping not only Richardson,but also the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell,as well as other prominent Democrats.
“The biggest concern is [Valerie] Jarrett and anyone associated with the public housing industry in Chicago,”says an Obama transition team adviser. “Some of Obama’s earliest and most influential fundraisers came from the low-income housing industry.”
In fact,according to federal law enforcement sources,the company at the center of the “pay for play”scandal,CDR Financial,was about to announce the opening of a new office in Illinois. “They were expecting to make some money there,just how and how much isn’t clear yet,but it’s something that is being looked at.”