Contrary to reports that Barack Obama is still trying to make up his mind whether to seek the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, sources close to the first-term senator say he is unequivocally committed to making the race.
The word has spread through political circles that Obama's wife, Michelle, is resisting the campaign out of fear for her husband's physical safety as an African-American candidate for president. But an Obama insider dismissed that as a problem. "We took care of that last summer," he told this column.
Would it be too presumptuous to say that the senator has shades of 24's David Palmer? An African-American senator running for president? Fear for his safety because of his race? Hopefully Jack Bauer isn't needed in this universe.
Much much more to say on Obama in the future, I'm sure.
In other news, Juan Rivera, the likely starting left fielder for the Angels, has broken his left tibia playing winter ball in Venezuela. I don't know what to say. I think this is badbadbadbadbadbad. Hopefully this is an incentive for Stoneman to bite the bullet, sign Barry Zito and trade Santana or Saunders for a bat.
Merry Christmas (and Happy Holidays), everyone.
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