Unfortunately, Obama is destined to get shafted even after being promoted by the media all these months. Unlike the opinion of the author, it is Obama who will have the rug pulled out from under him before Thompson.
But the national media know Obama is tainted, rightly or wrongly. My big beef with him was the fact he IS a media darling, that there isn't a whole lot of substance to his campaign, that he seems to be in over his head.
I knew little about possible unsavory connections, but it appears this is going to be his downfall.
It has to be. There is no way the media will EVER pass this up, once they believe they have John Edwards and perhaps some others out of the picture.
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I don't know what Washington political writers call it. But back home, this is what we call transcending politics the Chicago Way.
This week, the Chicago Sun-Times published a story about Obama writing letters to city and state officials on behalf of Rezko, so Rezko could receive more than $14 million in taxpayer funds to develop senior citizen housing.
This included $885,000 in development fees for Rezko and partner Allison Davis, Obama's former boss. The paper didn't include the fact that Davis is also a buddy of Daley's. The Sun-Times did note that Obama insisted to the Tribune last year that in all the years he has known Rezko, "I've never done any favors for him."
No favors? When you transcend politics and walk on water, I guess it all depends on what your definition of favor is.
Thompson's lobbying and Teamster ties will become national news. But if the Sun-Times story is treated like previous Tribune stories on the questionable Obama-Rezko relationship, it will be downplayed by the national media.
It's being downplayed NOW, but just you wait. Edwards has to be thrown out first.
