Of course not.

No quid pro quo.

Rahm Emanuel wouldn’t do anything improper.

He wouldn’t trade something for a vote or an appointment or a contract.

He isn’t that kind of guy, right?

And won’t be as Presidential Chief-of-Staff.

But Barack Obama was quite interested in who his successor would be.

Here’s Obama’s list of suggestions, passed on the Governor Rod Blagojevich and his staff:

• Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
• Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.
• Ill. Comptroller Dan Hynes
• Illinois Veterans Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth

And, later

• Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and
• Cheryl Jackson, Chicago Urban League leader and a former Blagojevich spokeswoman

Actual transcripts of discussions with Governor Rod Blagojevich and his lieutenants were not included in the report. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has them.