Similarities Between Rezko And Troha Abound

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The article headlining Page 4A in Thursday’s Gazette titled Political fund-raiser convicted in corruption Trial dealt with the corruption case involving Tony Rezko. The Gazette story was an AP article slightly retouched by Gazette Staff. It did carry that disclosure under the sub-title. Apparently, Rezko was convicted on charges stemming from illegal transactions involving Janesville-based Mercy Healthcare.

NBC5.com Excerpt:
"It showed us that he did have some links to that. We had evidence that point to that," Coleman said, but would not identify what that evidence was.

The Gazette’s version appeared to only clarify that Mercy was never implicated in the case. For whatever reason, no two AP articles of this story found on the Web are alike.

Beyond that, the similarities between Rezko and the recent Troha illegal donations scandal are uncanny. Both Rezko and Troha stood accused of trying to buy legislation. Both were convicted of campaign finance abuses, and both were implicated with prominent politicians accused of no wrongdoing. But that doesn’t stop the Republican Party or the mainstream media. Both entities are ripping into Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois and Barack Obama, both democrats. And although Rep.Paul Ryan was the only politician named in Troha's indictment, the media here often headlined the story sure to include Gov. Jim Doyle, another democrat.

John Kass, Rezko A Republican problem Too (that's an understatement).

Chicago Tribune Excerpt:
The National Republican Party is making a big deal out of Rezko, with a snazzy new Barack-Rezko video, questioning Obama's judgment for buying that $1.6 million dream house, with the Rezkos purchasing the lot next door on the very same day in what looked like an old-fashioned back-scratching.

It will be extremely interesting to see how far the RNC will go connecting the prominent political fund raiser’s conviction and illegal campaign contributions to politicians accused of no wrongdoing. Show us the way GOP.