Jackson 5

It would appear the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has raised a fine son with a similar penchant for self-interest above all else. From the NYT: According to the compliant, Mr. Blagojevich threatened to appoint Candidate 5 to the vacant post, rather than another candidate he thought Mr. Obama would prefer, if Mr. Obama would not help place Mr. Blagojevich’s wife “on paid corporate boards right now.” The complaint also said that in a wiretapped conversation on Oct. 31, Mr. Blagojevich told an associate about an approach by the emissary from Candidate 5: “We were approached ‘pay to play.’ That you know, he’d raise me 500 grand. An emissary came. Then the other guy would raise a million, if I made him [Senate Candidate 5] a senator.” (Jesse Jackson Jr. denies any wrongdoing.)

I wonder if the good reverend's illegitimate offspring act this way too?