The Climber in Chief

I had a nice chuckle over the beginning of this article in today's Los Angeles Times as I ate my cereal this morning:

Barack Obama walked the halls of the Senate for four years, and in his earliest decisions after the presidential election assembled a coterie of key advisors with deep roots in Congress.

He is the first president elected directly from Congress since John F. Kennedy -- leading to high expectations that he would know how to handle congressional egos.

I'm sorry if I was drunk off my ass for the past few years (which is a somewhat plausible scenario) but in what world did Barack Obama walk the halls of the Senate for any period resembling four years?  I could've sworn that he spent a couple of years hanging out there (without accomplishing much of anything) and then spent the next two running for President.

Anybody else remember this?


I mean, say what you will about this Roland Burris guy, but he actually seems like he wants the job.

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