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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (29829)	6/4/2008 8:42:30 PM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224728

Obama's former ally Rezko convicted Posted June 4, 2008 7:41 PM by Frank James There's certainly some irony in the conviction of Antoin "Tony" Rezko, Sen. Barack Obama's former ally and campaign contributor one day after Obama made history by becoming the first African-American to clinch a major political party's presidential nomination. Rezko, a Chicago businessman and wheeler-dealer, saw Obama's gifts early, even before the Democratic presidential nominee officially entered politics. As he faces years in prison on his conviction on corruption charges, Rezko at least has the satisfaction of knowing that he's a keen judge of political talent. For Obama, Rezko's conviction means the all-but-official Democratic presidential nominee can expect to face dark Republican ads, likely featuring a narrator whose voice conjures up something sinister, that refer to the senator from Illinois's one-time relationship with the convicted businessman. Expect to see, for instance, ads with Obama South Side Chicago house and that infamous side yard he purchased from Rezko's wife. Indeed, the GOP just put this new site up. It will all be part of an effort to dull Obama's sheen of novelty and portray him as a regular Cook County Democratic politician, as someone with the requisite dirty laundry that comes with that territory. If there are any saving graces for Obama, they would be that the trial didn't reveal much more about his relationship with Rezko than we already knew. Also, the conviction probably surprised no one. The evidence against Rezko was fairly strong. Here's a link to the Chicago Tribune story by Bob Secter and Jeff Coen. weblogs.baltimoresun.com