Partypup: Now we find out exactly how far The Powers That Be are willing to let this thing spill out of control.

You know as well as I that anyone coming out of Chicago politics (and Illinois politics) is dirty. Since 1971, they’ve had some 30+ aldermen and three governors go down on corruption charges and the Rezko-Blago and Rezko-Obama connection would be very interesting to investigate. The question now is: Is someone going to actually do it?

Does the Fitzgerald investigation open the door to some enterprising reporter? Or, does a major daily jump in and start seriously delving into this? Given the fact that most of the major dailies are owned by only a few companies, and the Tribune Cos certainly appear tainted, this is going to be fascinating to watch.