Looking bad for Jesse Jackson, Jr.

It's been pretty well established that Jesse Jackson, Jr. is Senate candidate 5 in the Blagojevich thing. The notable bit is that "emissaries" for Senate candidate 5 do appear to have been playing ball with Blagojevich.

This doesn't mean that JJ, Jr, was necessarily in the know, or that he's going to go down, but the early smoke doesn't sound too good.

Jackson said this morning he was contacted Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Chicago whom he said "asked me to come in and share with them my insights and thoughts about the selection process."

Jackson said, "I don't know" when asked whether he was Candidate No. 5, but said he was told "I am not a target of this investigation."

Jackson said he agreed to talk with federal investigators "as quickly as possible" after he consulted with a lawyer.

It's that last sentence that captures the sense of jeopardy.