Fascinating attempt at slight-of-hand, Governor. Telling CBS News that you are "happy" problems in your office are being found. . .
While coaxing CBS to "look over here" Governor Blagojevich points to his office's Inspector General's findings that his own administration's hirings may have been more focused on pleasing political pals than finding qualified applicants as revealed in this weekend's Chicago Tribune (here).
In the meantime, he diverts national news hounds and potential embarrassment away from Patrick Fitzgerald's recent letter to Attorney General Lisa Madigan (here) confirming what we all suspected -- that a federal investigation had been going on for over a year.
Let's see how long it will take those CBS News professionals to put it all together . . .
