Dear Uncle Roland, Please STFU. Yours truly, The Black Snob From The Chicago Tribune: A former top official for then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Thursday he got a “courtesy call” from Roland Burris last fall noting Burris’ interest in a vacant U.S. Senate seat—a contact Burris failed to mention to lawmakers in his evolving testimony…

Read more →

A collection of some of my favorite pictures so far of White House senior adviser, Michelle O. BFF, accomplished woman of note and snazzy dresser, Chicago’s Valerie Jarrett.

Read more →

Harold Ford, Jr.! Answer the phone! Tis the White House calling, according to The Hill: The White House has contacted Harold Ford Jr. to discuss the possibility of him becoming Commerce secretary, and the former congressman is interested in taking the job, according to sources familiar with the talks.However, the Obama administration is looking at…

Read more →

Former Mass. Governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney.Long-time readers know I have a fascination with all things Mitt Romney — The Snob’s, and oddly, Ann Coulter’s choice for Republican nominee for president last year. (He would have lost too. Possibly even worse than McCain, but I think Ann and I wanted dear Willard for entirely…

Read more →

Harold Ford Jr. and Barack Obama when Ford ran for Senate in 2006. Ford narrowly lost. He’s been in TV pundit hell, Wall Street heaven ever since.I’m convinced. Someone has put roots on the Secretary of Commerce and Health and Human Services positions. First Gov. Bill Richardson fumbled his way out the door. The Daschle…

Read more →

Senator Roland Burris, D-Ill. speaks during a press conference in Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Burris fielded questions about a major omission from the testimony he made in January to a state House committee investigating former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment. (Photo by David Banks, Associated Press)Illinois Republicans (never known to say die on anything) are…

Read more →

You want in? She’s the woman with the key, folks.

Read more →