"Alone Again, Naturally" - Maureen Dowd.

[Ike Bana]

I wasn't here, but where I was (radiofreeliberal.com and unceremoniously handed my hat for being not quite "lefty" enough), I tried to tell them...

Look people I'm from Chicago and you're gonna learn, sooner or later, the sooner the better, that the man is no "reformer."

Obama was schooled by the best in back room politics, then Illinois State Senate President Emil Jones. One of the great political hacks in the history of Illinois politics, which puts him among the elite of the greatest political hacks of all time...anywhere. Obama learnt everything he knows about politics from Emil Jones.

And then there was the fabulous kick-back deal with current federal system resident Tony Rezko that landed the Obama's their cozy 6,500 sq/ft cottage down in the Kenwood neighborhood.

Among other things...

Maureen Dowd, for all of her stellar lib reputation, is a little late boarding this bus. Or anybody else just figuring it out.