Bob Murphy:

I agree with you. There is a difference between a man serving a cause and a cause serving a man. I am well aware of the chasm between Barack Obama’s rhetoric and Chicago’s culture of corruption. If Barack Obama were truly serious about his rhetoric of CHANGE, though, he ought to run for Mayor of Chicago. Interestingly enough, it was originally David Axelrod’s recommendation to Barack Obama that he should run for Mayor of Chicago instead of running for US Senate or the Presidency.

If Barack Obama becomes Mayor of Chicago, I fully expect him to sink into the mire of Chicago political corruption with the effect of keeping him from running for President ever again. And yet, if he really is a man who lives up to his hype, he would have a record of reforming Chicago’s culture of corruption, and that record of accomplishment would help him for his future ambitions.