He's been a "flavor of the month" for over two years now, since that great speech he gave at the 2004 convention, so, he's not going to just evaporate anytimes soon.

So, Obama did business with a guy who is now being prosecuted, I get that, but how does that make Obama bad? He overpaid on the 1/6th of the lot that he bought from Rezko, so it appears that Obama lost out on the deal, so how is that shady exactly? I wonder if Obama wasn't trying to make it look politically "correct" to pay 1/6th of the entire thing instead of at the discount because then people might come out and accuse him of paying a lot less than 1/6th for 1/6th of the lot? Get it. I wonder how much it cost to do the fence? I could even see if Obama was trying to figure that into the deal so that even though the law requires Rezko to pay for the fence, Obama would just add it into the price of the lot. But if that's the case, anyway you look at it, Obama's still the nice guy in the deal because HE LOST! What a non-story. After the whole "Republicans Turn Gay" theme of 2006, this story is soooo weak!

Obama is hot right now, and by the way, not a standard liberal. On Larry King Live last month he said that he was against gay marriage right now because he felt that the country wasn't quite ready for it yet. He has never indicated that taxes ought to be raised. He was against the invasion of Iraq. He is for raising the minimum wage and making it law that all kids get health insurance. He's been just left of centre if you ask me, but more than that, he really seems to be a reconciler. A uniter. He seems to have all the qualities that people want in not only a president, but in a great one. He represents the future while the current administration just stagnates and drags it's feet around in Iraq. There hasn't been this kind of symbol of hope or change since Bill Clinton in a small way, but especially since JFK. He could start talking about the environment and getting rid of lobbyists in Washington and I think, in general, that would win most of the country's hearts and minds. Clinton, if chosen, won't do any worse than Gore or Kerry did, but I can't see her getting those extra votes that would take her over-the-top. But Obama, however, if everything lines up right, could march right into the White House the same way Michael Jordan marches upcourt. We'll see.