Bob Cesca: Obama Unfairly Tainted by Crimes He Didn't Commit

We've seen this before: specious attempts to connect Barack Obama with corrupt or controversial figures in Chicago, followed, then, by a Republican and establishment media outcry for the president-elect to denounce and reject them. It appears as if in this post-Bushie universe, the president-elect doesn't have to be involved in corruption in order to be pegged as corrupt. Indeed, he can be entirely and vigorously declared to be absolutely corruption-free and still be tagged with the red letter "T" for "taint." This is what we can expect for the next four years. The crazy has only just begun.
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Really, is there anything the President-elect can do to satisfy these people?
Let's check the recent historical record. When former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was accused of ethics violations and money laundering, and then was indicted on charges of conspiring to commit campaign finance fraud and consequently resigned from Congress in disgrace, President Bush publicly denounced and rejected DeLay -- a fellow Texan.
Oh. Wait. President Bush didn't denounce DeLay at all. In fact...
Bush Expresses a Belief in DeLay's Innocence New York Times
President Bush Shows Support to Embattled DeLay The News Hour
President Says DeLay Is Not Guilty of Money Laundering The Washington Post
Bush Declares DeLay Innocent The Washington Post
Lott urges Bush to give DeLay 'aggressive support'The Washington Times
Bush to Give DeLay a Lift to Show SupportThe Los Angeles Times
Read that last headline again. Not only did President Bush not denounce and reject the corrupt Republican leader, but DeLay was literally rewarded with a free ride aboard Air Force One. Both men wantonly tainting each other aboard the presidential aircraft.
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