No need to move to Illinois. Obama's opponent has self-destructed,
and he's so overwhelmingly popular (even before the speech) that
the Republican Party here cannot find an opponent. They've been
turned down by everyone from Bush's former assistant drug czar to
Mike Ditka. No one wants to be the cannon fodder.
I've met him and interviewed him. He's so off-the-charts brilliant
that you feel smarter being in the room with him. He was touring an
ethanol research plant, and while other politicians were mugging
for the cameras, Obama was asking intelligent science questions of
the plant operator. He seemed actively curious about the research
being performed.
And so far, no mud has landed on him. At this point, the Republican
Party in Illinois is curling up into a little ball and whimpering
to itself.
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