RAHM EMANUEL ASKS BLAGO TO APPOINT CLAYPOOL, SAYS HE 'WANTS TO GO TO CABINET': TEXT OF HIS CALL

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

A newly released transcript shows Rahm Emanuel asked Rod Blagojevich in 2008 to try to find a way to appoint Forrest Claypool to his Congressional post after President-Elect Obama had tapped him to go to the White House.

In the Nov. 8, 2008 call, Emanuel tells Blagojevich in the recorded phone call that he wants Forrest Claypool tapped to fill his position after explaining: "in my interest of, uh, you know, having somebody there you know that doesn't want to make it a lifetime commitment."

At the time, Emanuel was leaving to be White House chief of staff but he was interested in returning to his House seat to possibly rise to Speaker.

Rahm Emanuel's "close friend", Rod Blagojevich (although the MSM tells you Blago isn't close with the Cook County Democrat big dogs). Here's the transcript of the conversation(PDF).