Jesse Jackson, Jr. Implicated By Blago In Scandal

It has just been revealed that Congressman, Jesse Jackson Jr. is candidate number five on Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s list of prospective candidate for Obama’s vacated Senate seat.

From ABC News

Jackson Jr. said this morning he was contacted yesterday by federal prosecutors in Chicago who he said “asked me to come in and share with them my insights and thoughts about the selection process.”

Jackson Jr. said “I don’t know” when asked if he was Candidate #5, but said he was told “I am not a target of this investigation.”

Jackson Jr. said he agreed to talk with federal investigators “as quickly as possible” after he consults with a lawyer.

The Congressman, a son of the famed civil rights leader, denied that anyone had been authorized to make payments or promises to the Governor on his behalf.