By far the most questionable decision of Barack Obama's entire public life was buying his home on the same day that the wife of Tony Rezko, an indicted Chicago businessman, bought the adjacent land -- from the same seller.
There's not much more to the story than that, but news organizations continue to write about it. Once you know the basic facts, these stories become tiresome. Two new stories in the New York Times and Newsweek fail to offer anything new despite sensational headlines:
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For anybody who is worried about Obama and Rezko, my advice is simple: don't fret. Read the articles -- you'll find lots of talk about "appearances" but no talk about anything unethical.
It's nothing compared the Keating 5 or Frank Giustra, from the McCain and Clinton campaigns respectively.
By the way, it's pretty clear that this new focus on Rezko is a direct result of the the Clinton campaign's pushback against the media. If the primary campaign doesn't end on Tuesday, it's going to be time for some major pushback from the Obama side.
© Jed Lewison