Is Blago playing us?

#5 -- So, according to the affidavit, #5 was willing to put some money up front for the position. ABC, via federal enforcement officials, says #5 is Jesse Jackson Jr., who was willing to pay $500k-$1M for the seat through various avenues.

Ok, so it would seem that Valerie was Obama's choice and she wasn't willing to pay (she already has a White House position). Thus, the demands from Obama for he and his wife's appointments were potentially rebuffed by 'we minus Obama' (see below) and caused Blago to say he was going with #5 instead. Not exactly rocket science to figure out.

While the above may be true, think about this as a logical extension:
Blago was being recorded by the FBI for months and, in the final weeks or longer, he knew it - FACT. At some point, the calls became so outlandish and so many people were suddenly being implicated, that the FBI said enough is enough - OPINION. It's possible that Blago knew of the recordings BEFORE he started to sell the Senate seat and began to implicate as many as possible, so he could cut deals to shield him from the other two primary charges. On the surface, it sounds like he's nuts, but depending on timing, he might be more sippery than initially thought. This strategy probably wouldn't play in many cities, but in Chicago, he might have a leg to stand on.