Remember Gary Hartpence, A Lesson For Barack Hussein Obama?

Barack Hussein Obama dared the media to find any links between himself and Chicago corruption.

"You will recall that for my entire political career here, I was not the endorsed candidate of any political organization here," Mr. Obama told Chicago reporters. "My reputation in Springfield [as a state legislator] was as an independent. There is no doubt I had friends and continue to have friends who come out of the more traditional school of Chicago politics but that's not what launched my political career and that's not what I've ever depended on to get elected, and I would challenge any Chicago reporter to dispute that basic fact."

That should be a lot easier than tracking down Monkey Business.

Barack Obama - Old Style Corrupt Chicago Politician

Back in 2000, Barack Obama was a little light in the wallet. So, he accepted an $8000/month retainer from Killerspin, a table tennis company. In exchange, he used his position in the Illinois legislature to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grants for his benefactor.

Obama's take - $112,000 into his own pocket and $1000 in campaign contributions. In exchange, Killerspin received $320,000 in taxpayers subsidies.

Obama is a pretty good investment.

Hat tip: Mickey Kaus

Obama's Glow Fading?

Obama's success has had a lot more to do with his image as a new kind of politician rather than any policy position. So it'll be stories like this one that will bring him down.

During his 12 years in politics, Sen. Barack Obama has received nearly three times more campaign cash from indicted businessman Tony Rezko and his associates than he has publicly acknowledged, the Chicago Sun-Times has found.

Obama has collected at least $168,308 from Rezko and his circle. Obama also has taken in an unknown amount of money from people who attended fund-raising events hosted by Rezko since the mid-1990s.