What did Rahm Emanuel do and when did he do it?

Are we really surprised that Rahm Emanuel and the Office of the President-Elect might actually be tied to Chicagoland-style dirty politics?

The New York Times headline today screams: Emanuel Had Contact With Governor’s Office on Senate Seat

The Chicago Tribune reported that communications between Mr. Emanuel and the governor, both Democrats, had been captured on court-approved wiretaps, but Obama associates gave conflicting accounts of the interactions.

Obama aides have said privately that Mr. Emanuel did not engage in any deal-making with Mr. Blagojevich, whom federal prosecutors charged last week with conspiring to turn a profit from the appointment.

Well, I suppose time will tell what Emanuel knew and what his role was in the attempted sale of the Illinois Senate seat vacated by Mr. Obama, not to mention the president-elect himself.

But considering that Mr. Emanuel has already found his way to Cheney’s secret underground bunker, we might already know the answer.