Another Plug

For Lizza's New Yorker article on Obama's rise in Chicago politics. The fact that Obama is able to float above the fray while battling in the political trenches is something that has been overlooked b/c of his messiah-like rise but is definitely apparent (i.e., he killed the re-vote in MI and FLA, and figured the caucus and post-super tuesday strategy out, flipped on public funding, etc.). This was definitely learned and honed in the Windy City and Springfield. He's a realpolitik idealist. A must-read.